Environmental monitoring and assessmentNigeriaSoil PollutantsManihotMiningEnvironmental Monitoring
Quantitative and health risks evaluations of trace metals in soils and cassava tubers cultivated in farms around abandoned Ishiagu mining sites, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
Obasi Uche Orji, Peter Chinedu Agu, Boniface Anthony Ale, Kingsley Nnaemeka Okah, Udu Ama Ibiam, Geraldine Ifeoma Elom, Otuomasirichi Divine Obasi, Nkiruka Nwamaka Ezeani, Emmanuel Chidiebere Orji, Francisca Chidimma Nwiziogo, Esther Ugo Alum, Patrick Maduabuchi Aja
Published: 202510.1007/s10661-025-14673-4
Abstract
Environmental contamination with toxic metals poses significant risks to food safety, particularly in regions with abandoned mining sites. This study investigates the concentration and potential health risks of trace metals-manganese (Mn), copper (Cu…
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