Background. Rice is the staple food for more than half of world’s population and a major source essential minerals. The objective present study was to determine metal distribution in common rice types before after soaking physical properties kernel. consumption used calculate estimated daily intake (EDI), target hazard quotient (THQ) individuals. Materials methods. Seven different from northern...

Aim: Active mining in Kilembe copper mine, Kasese district, Uganda ended about four decades ago. However, various health problems are believed to be from the effect of activities that took place area. In this study therefore, we quantified concentration trace metals: chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), lead (Pb), arsenic (As) and (Cu) cabbages tomatoes grown area assessed risks c...

The accumulation of potentially toxic elements (PTE) in a soil–rice system poses significant issue concern agricultural soils, particularly the polluted or high PTE geological background regions, such as karst areas. source identification, bioaccumulation factors PTE, and its health risk were investigated by correlation analysis, principal components single/comprehensive assessments soil-rice M...

The accumulation of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in water, soil and vegetables can pose a severe threat to the respective organisms lead human health risks upon exposure. Water, vegetable samples were collected from Mokolo River its vicinity. Total concentration quantification speciation analysis chromium (Cr) arsenic (As) performed using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-M...

Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant capable of bioaccumulates/biomagnifies along the trophic chain and posing concerns for organisms humans. The historical mining in Idrija (NW Slovenia) more recent activity chlor-alkali plant (CAP) sited Torviscosa (NE Italy) causes diffuse Hg contamination Marano Grado Lagoon (MGL, northern Adriatic Sea, Italy). Despite importance fishing aquaculture local inh...

Rice is among the most important staple foods worldwide. However, consumption of rice and rice-based food products poses a potential health risk since paddy crop that well known to accumulate high concentrations arsenic (As) in its grain. In The Bahamas, although heavily consumed, it not grown locally. Instead, all consumed derived are imported. Recent surveys major exporting countries have sho...

In Egypt, the shortage of freshwater resources and their pollution constitutes a growing concern. Therefore, objectives this study were to (i) monitor occurrence spatiotemporal variations 100 pesticides in surface water samples collected monthly (from July 2018 June 2019) from El-Rahawy, Sabal, Tala sampling sites along Rosetta branch River Nile (ii) identify potential non-carcinogenic health r...

Heavy metals and some pathogenic bacteria tend to contaminate food substances commonly consumed this pose as health risks the populace. The study was therefore conducted assess level of metal contamination meat barbecue (SUYA) in Anambra State, Nigeria. Thirty six sample were evenly collected from sensational Zones analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Metal values obtained range ...