Safety Evaluation of Potential Toxic Metals Exposure from Street Foods Consumed in Mid-West Nigeria
المؤلفون المشاركون
Udowelle, N. A.
Ekhator, O. C.
Igbiri, S.
Asomugha, R. N.
Igweze, Z. N.
Orisakwe, Orish Ebere
المصدر
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
العدد
المجلد 2017، العدد 2017 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2017)، ص ص. 1-8، 8ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2017-04-26
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
8
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Objective.
Street-vended foods offer numerous advantages to food security; nevertheless, the safety of street food should be considered.
This study has investigated the level of potential toxic metal (Pb, Cd, Hg, Sb, Mn, and Al) contamination among street-vended foods in Benin City and Umunede.
Methods.
Twenty street food samples were purchased from vendors at bus stops.
Metals were analyzed with atomic absorption spectrophotometry.
The methods developed by the US EPA were employed to evaluate the potential health risk of toxic metals.
Results.
The concentrations of the toxic metals in mg/kg were in the range of Pb (0.014–1.37), Cd (0.00–0.00017), Hg (0.00–0.00014), Sb (0.00–0.021), Mn (0.00–0.012), and Al (0.00–0.22).
All the toxic metals except Pb were below permissible limit set by WHO, EU, and USEPA.
The daily intake, hazard quotient, and hazard index of all toxic metals except for Pb in some street foods were below the tolerable daily intake and threshold value of 1, indicating an insignificant health risk.
Total cancer risk was within the priority risk level of 1.0E-04 but higher than the acceptable risk level of 1E-06.
Conclusion.
Consumption of some of these street foods is of public health concern.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Ekhator, O. C.& Udowelle, N. A.& Igbiri, S.& Asomugha, R. N.& Igweze, Z. N.& Orisakwe, Orish Ebere. 2017. Safety Evaluation of Potential Toxic Metals Exposure from Street Foods Consumed in Mid-West Nigeria. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175622
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Ekhator, O. C.…[et al.]. Safety Evaluation of Potential Toxic Metals Exposure from Street Foods Consumed in Mid-West Nigeria. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175622
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Ekhator, O. C.& Udowelle, N. A.& Igbiri, S.& Asomugha, R. N.& Igweze, Z. N.& Orisakwe, Orish Ebere. Safety Evaluation of Potential Toxic Metals Exposure from Street Foods Consumed in Mid-West Nigeria. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175622
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1175622
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