Accumulation of Heavy Metals and Metalloid in Foodstuffs from Agricultural Soils around Tarkwa Area in Ghana, and Associated Human Health Risks

Accumulation of Heavy Metals and Metalloid in Foodstuffs from Agricultural Soils around Tarkwa Area in Ghana, and Associated Human Health Risks

This study was carried out to assess the extent of heavy metals and metalloid accumulation from agricultural soils to foodstuffs (viz, M. esculenta (cassava) and Musa paradisiaca (plantain)) around thirteen neighboring communities within Tarkwa, Ghana; and to estimate the human health risk associate...

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Main Authors: Nesta Bortey-Sam, Shouta M. M. Nakayama, Osei Akoto, Yoshinori Ikenaka, Julius N. Fobil, Elvis Baidoo, Hazuki Mizukawa, Mayumi Ishizuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-07-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
metals
metalloid
health risk
foodstuff
bioconcentration factor
target hazard quotient
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/8/8811

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