Background. Hitherto studies in response to the June 2010 lead poisoning, Zamfara State,
Nigeria, have focused on clinical interventions without information on livestock and other …

Rapid industrialization along with advanced agricultural activities led to the contamination in
aquatic environment with heavy metals. Heavy metals ultimately pass into human body …

Meat comprises the main part of the diet in many countries around the world. The present
study aimed to assess potentially toxic elements (PTEs) lead (Pb), arsenic (As), cadmium …

Abstract Analysis of raw and roasted ready-to-eat foods namely; Atlantic mackerel (Scomber
scombrus), suya beef and plantain (Musa paradiasca) sold and consumed in Amassoma …

The main objective of this study was to check the tissue-specific accumulation of heavy
metals (Pb, Co and Cd) in the form of mixtures in 180-day old Cyprinus carpio (common …

This study is carried out to investigate the effects of doubled sublethal concentration of lead
acetate on some selected organs of tilapia. 30 Fish were randomly chosen and divided into …

Sample preparation is an important step of any analytical procedure. Considering low
budget and limited unsophisticated technology available in small laboratories, it is …

Oguta lake has experienced lots of oil spills and heavy metals and petroleum hydrocarbons
could constitute fish contaminants. In order to assess the potential danger associated with …

The aim of the study is to assess the quality of fish imported into Nigeria with samples
collected in Zaria. Concentrations of cadmium, lead, mercury, iron and nickel (Cd, Pb, Hg, Fe …

This research was undertaken to find out the levels of five heavy metals (Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, and
Zn) in the muscles of eight fish species from Epe Lagoon. The levels of heavy metals were …