Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry

Nabiel Tolulope Rahman

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• Research Article
  Metals in Some Ready-to-Eat Foods on Some Highways of Lagos and Ota South-West Nigeria
  Author(s): Olumayowa Joshua Onipede and Nabiel Tolulope RahmanOlumayowa Joshua Onipede and Nabiel Tolulope Rahman
  
  This research determined the concentration of Lead (Pb) and Cadmium (Cd) in roasted corn (Zea mays), roasted plantain (Musa paradisiaca) and barbecue from roadside close to industrial and automobile emission in some selected part of Lagos and Ota, South-West Nigeria. They were analysed after digestion by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS). Lead had the highest concentration in all the food type analyzed and was higher than FAO permissible limit (0.3 mg/kg) in about 92% of the samples analyzed. It was also found to be higher in the samples from Lagos than those from Ota. While Cadmium had relatively lower concentration compared with Lead in all the food samples but about 25% of the samples analyzed had higher concentration than the FAO permissible limit (0.5 mg/kg). The results showed that the order of the concentration of Lead in the food samples was corn>b.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2380-2391.1000229

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