| Risk level | HQ/HI | Adverse Non-carcinogenic Risk | Calculated cases of Cancer Occurrence | Cancer Risk |
| 1 | <0.1 | Negligible | <1 per 1,000,000 inhabitants | Very low |
| 2 | ≥0.1 < 1 | Low | >1 per 1,000,000 inhabitants <1 per 100,000 inhabitants | Low |
| 3 | ≥1 < 4 | Medium | >1 per 100,000 inhabitants <1 per 10,000 inhabitants | Medium |
| 4 | ≥4 | High | >1 per 10,000 inhabitants <1 per 1000 inhabitants | High |
| 5 | >1 per 1000 inhabitants | Very high |