Publication Date: 2020/11/28
Abstract: Food consumption is one of the sources of human exposure to heavy metals. In growing medium sized cities in developed countries, heavy metal in food is caused by industry and vehicular emissions. Most foods sold in Nigerian outdoor markets are not properly packaged thus making them more susceptible to environmental pollution. Food contaminated with heavy metals is unsafe and long term exposure to heavy metals poses health risks such as cancer. This study investigated the concentration of manganese, copper
Keywords: Contamination; Heavy metals; Environmental Pollution; Food; AAS.
DOI: No DOI Available
PDF: https://ijirst.demo4.arinfotech.co/assets/upload/files/IJISRT20NOV468.pdf
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