Heavy Metal Burden and Health Risk Assessment of Fresh, Frozen and Smoked Fish from a Local Market in Southwest Nigeria

Heavy metals load in fish environment and fish products had been an issue of public concern. The burden of some heavy metals in fresh tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), frozen Herring (Clupea harengus), smoked herring, and associated risk to man was investigated. Atomic absorption spectrometry was use...

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Main Authors: O. M. Oghenochuko, O. K. Hazeez, A. O. Adigun, G. N. O. Ezeri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemsitry 2022-06-01
Series:Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry
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Online Access:http://www.pjaec.pk/index.php/pjaec/article/view/804/442