Abstract

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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