HEAVY METAL CONTENTS IN COMMERCIAL FISHES CONSUMED IN UMUAHIA AND THEIR ASSOCIATED HUMAN HEALTH RISKS

HEAVY METAL CONTENTS IN COMMERCIAL FISHES CONSUMED IN UMUAHIA AND THEIR ASSOCIATED HUMAN HEALTH RISKS

This study evaluated the heavy metal contents in commercial fishes consumed in Umuahia and their associated health consequences. Trachunis symmetricus, Clupia pallassi, Micropogonias undulatus, Ictalumus punctalus, Scomber japonicus, Merluccius paradoxus, Pomatomus saltatrix and Oreochromis niloticu...

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Main Authors: Robert Ikechukwu Uroko, Amarachi Agbafor, Simeon Ikechukwu Egba, Oluomachi Nancy Uchenna, Rose Simon Adeyi Sangodare, Chinedu Paulinus Nwuke, Osisioma Kenneth Nwanosike
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2020-03-01
Series:EQA
Subjects:
heay metals
cancer risk
target hazard quotient
fishes
health risk
Online Access:https://eqa.unibo.it/article/view/10323

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