Heavy metal mixture exposure and effects in developing nations: an update

BO Anyanwu, AN Ezejiofor, ZN Igweze, OE Orisakwe - Toxics, 2018 - mdpi.com
The drive for development and modernization has come at great cost. Various human
activities in developed and developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …

[PDF][PDF] The importance of mineral elements for humans, domestic animals and plants: A review

KO Soetan, CO Olaiya… - African journal of food …, 2010 - betterbiohealth.com
Minerals are inorganic nutrients, usually required in small amounts from less than 1 to 2500
mg per day, depending on the mineral. As with vitamins and other essential food nutrients …

[HTML][HTML] Lead and cadmium in public health in Nigeria: physicians neglect and pitfall in patient management

OE Orisakwe - North American journal of medical sciences, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Low-level heavy metals exposure may contribute much more toward the causation of
chronic disease and impaired functioning than previously thought. Among the suggested …

[PDF][PDF] High levels of Heavy metals in Blood of Urban population in Nigeria

CN Ibeto, COB Okoye - Research Journal of Environmental …, 2010 - researchgate.net
Two hundred and forty blood samples were collected from children, women and men in
urban area of Enugu State. The samples were analyzed for nickel, manganese and …

[HTML][HTML] Acute toxicity profile and gastroprotective potential of ethanolic leaf extract of Manihot esculenta Crantz

IT Henneh, W Ahlidja, J Alake, H Mohammed… - Scientific African, 2022 - Elsevier
The leaves of Manihot esculenta Crantz are used widely in traditional medicine to treat
gastric ulcers. However, the safety and ethnopharmacological use of the plant as an anti …

Elemental analysis of Basella alba, Spinacia oleracea, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.), Ipomoea aquatica, Colocasia esculenta, Amaranthus dubius, and Raphanus …

S Akter, SM Fahad, SS Ashrafi, MJ Abedin… - … Trace Element Research, 2022 - Springer
Particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) method was used in this present research to identify
the elements present in selected vegetable samples to show the possible influence in the …

Metal pollution in Nigeria: a biomonitoring update

OE Orisakwe, JL Blum, S Sujak… - Journal of Health …, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
Background. Heavy metal contamination has become a challenge in Nigerian cities.
Objective. This review updates our current understanding of the environmental health effects …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of selenium on growth, antioxidants production and physiological parameters of rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings and its possible reversal by …

D Das, P Seal, AK Biswas - American Journal of Plant Sciences, 2019 - scirp.org
The effect of selenate (Na2SeO4) and sulphate (Na2SO4) was studied on growth and
metabolism in two rice cultivars cv. satabdi and cv. khitish. Selenate at low concentration (2 …

[PDF][PDF] Anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-pyretic activity of cassava leaves extract

UFY Bokanisereme, PN Okechukwu - Asian J Pharm Clin Res, 2013 - academia.edu
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the in-vivo anti-inflammatory, anti-
pyretic, analgesic activities and phytochemical analysis of ethanol cassava leaf extract …

Determination of Elemental Composition of Malabar spinach, Lettuce, Spinach, Hyacinth Bean, and Cauliflower Vegetables Using Proton Induced X‐Ray Emission …

SM Fahad, AFMM Islam, M Ahmed… - BioMed Research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The concentrations of 18 different elements (K, Ca, Fe, Cl, P, Zn, S, Mn, Ti, Cr, Rb, Co, Br, Sr,
Ru, Si, Ni, and Cu) were analyzed in five selected vegetables through Proton Induced X‐ray …