Health risk assessment of some selected heavy metals in infant food sold in Wa, Ghana

Health risk assessment of some selected heavy metals in infant food sold in Wa, Ghana

Infants remain a high-risk group as far as exposure to toxic metals is concerned. The levels of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr), antimony (Sb), mercury (Hg), and arsenic (As) in twenty-two (22) samples of baby foods and formulas were determined using inductively coupled plasma ma...

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Main Authors: Flora Amerley Amarh, Eric Selorm Agorku, Ray Bright Voegborlo, Gerheart Winfred Ashong, George Atiah Atongo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Baby food
Heavy metals
infants
Dietary intake
health risk assessment
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023034321

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