Evaluation of potential dietary toxicity of heavy metals in some common Nigerian beverages: A look at antimony, tin and mercury

There is currently little information on the composition of heavy metals in beverages imported and locally produced in Nigeria. The study quantitatively determined the composition of antimony (Sb), tin (Sn) and mercury (Hg) in 50 different beverage samples and evaluated the extent of violation of gu...

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Main Authors: I.I. Roberts, O.E. Orisakwe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press 2011-11-01
Series:QScience Connect
Online Access:http://www.qscience.com/doi/pdf/10.5339/connect.2011.2