The concentration of the heavy metals (Cu, Pb, Cd, Hg, As and Zn) in fruits and vegetables
from selected markets in Anambra State were determined using Atomic Absorption …

Arsenic (As) is absorbed and accumulated during the growth of crops, resulting in elevated
As concentrations in agricultural products, and threatening human health. Considering As …

The urban agriculture in developing countries plays a huge important socioeconomic role in
confronting the challenge of eradicating hunger, improving food security and the social daily …

Simple Summary The goal of this study was to measure the concentrations of four potentially
toxic metals in green amaranth (leaves, stems, and roots) collected from 11 sampling sites in …

Nigeria is experiencing continuous economic and industrial transformations, typical of many
developing nations. In addition to its well-established oil industry, which is infamous for …

Beans and vegetables are consumed with cereals in India on daily basis. The aim of the
study was to assess carcinogenic and non‐carcinogenic risk of heavy metals in cooked …

The large-scale production of food crops with heavy application of chemical fertilizers in the
effort to meet the astronomical increase in food demands may be counterproductive to the …

The nephroprotective effect of standardized aqueous root extract of Vetiveria zizanioides (L.)
Nash (Family: Poaceae) was investigated in doxorubicin‐induced (20 mg/kg, ip) …

To address the lack of information on the concentrations of potentially toxic and essential
elements in natural toothbrush, well known as miswak, a fast screening multi-element …

Food crops can be used as biomonitors to assess potential public health food safety hazards
from contaminated agricultural environments. Globally, more than 800 million people grow …