2.4. Health risk assessment of toy and jewelry
Risk assessment was conducted based on bioaccessible metal
concentrations under two scenarios, i.e., artificial saliva and 0.07 M
HCl extraction. Age category of 6e12 month old children was
selected as the target group due to their high frequency of mouth
behavior (Smith and Norris, 2003). For mobilization in saliva, the
chemical daily intake (CDI) was calculated by Equation (1):