Health Risks Assessment of Heavy Metals in Noodles Sold in Ozoro, Delta State, Nigeria
1 Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro, Delta State.
2 Department of Physics, Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: ekugbere@gmail.com
2 Department of Physics, Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: ekugbere@gmail.com
Abstract
The concentrations of some selected heavy metals were assessed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry in noodles sold in the study area. Total of eight different brands of noodles were investigated. The results of heavy metals in samples in mg/kg were in the order: Fe (13.15 – 144.75); Pb (0.00 – 0.55); Cd (0.00 – 0.01); As (0.00 – 0.14); Ni (0.01 – 0.09); Cu (0.02 – 0.33); Zn (1.45 – 8.05) and Cr (0.06 – 0.25). Estimates of daily intakes of metals and health risk index for noodles revealed that the local consumers were safe but were at risk of potential bioaccumulation arising from dietary of Ni, Cd, Cu, Zn in some samples
Keywords
Noodles
Heavy metals
Ozoro
Average daily intake
Human health risk
How to Cite
K., E., A., D. R., & G., E. O. (2016). Health Risks Assessment of Heavy Metals in Noodles Sold in Ozoro, Delta State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Material Science and Engineering, 7(2), 31-34.
E. K., D. R. A., and E. O. G., "Health Risks Assessment of Heavy Metals in Noodles Sold in Ozoro, Delta State, Nigeria," Nigerian Journal of Material Science and Engineering, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 31-34, December 2016.
