Risk Assessment of Toxic Heavy Metals Concentration of Fish and Drinking Water in Nsukka Metropolis, South East, Nigeria

نویسندگان
Nwankwo , I.O. ID 1
Ibeachu , C. ID 2
Anyaoha , C.O. ID 3
Nwabueze , C.O. ID 4
Nwobi , O.C. ID 5

1 Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria

2 Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing, the University of Wolverhampton, School of Public Health Studies Wulfruna St, Wolverhampton

3 Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria

4 Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria

5 Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria

doi
10.18502/jfqhc.10.4.14177
چکیده

Background: Toxic Heavy Metals (THMs) threaten food safety and result in human poisonings. It seems to be few studies on THMs contamination in food chain in developing countries. Current investigation determine the concentration and health risk of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), as well as mercury (Hg) in fish ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Heavy Metal Poisoning, Drinking Water, Food Safety, Fishes, Nigeria