M. O. Aremu, Halima Eshi Ibrahim, Jude Chinedu Onwuka, Abel Uche Augustine, Yahaya Yakubu Ishaleku
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: Levels of nickel, zinc, arsenic, copper, lead, cadmium, chromium, iron, mercury and selenium were determined in mango ( Magnifera indica ), cucumber ( Cucumis sativus ) and pawpaw ( Carica papaya ) sold in Modern Market (Central Market) of Lafia City, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The study also assessed the potential health risks from the consumption of these fruits. The samples were randomly collected at two different times for one month interval, processed and analyzed for heavy metals using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). The result showed that the mean metal concentrations recorded for mango, cucumber and pawpaw in the decreasing order were: Cd < As < Pb < Cr < Hg < Se < Ni < Zn < Cu < Fe, Cd < As < Hg < Pb < Cr < Se < Ni < Cu < Zn< Fe and Hg < Ni < Cd < As < Pb < Cr < Se < Zn < Cu < Fe, respectively. Generally, the highest mean metal concentration in all the fruit samples was Fe. The average daily intake (ADI) values indicate that all the heavy metals in the fruit samples are below the permissible limits as endorsed by WHO/FAO. Also, hazard quotient (HQ) and hazard indices (HI) values do not exceed unity. Therefore, none of the fruit samples under investigation poses any health risks to the consumers as their HI was less than 1.
:在尼日利亚纳萨拉瓦州拉菲亚市现代市场(中央市场)出售的芒果(Magnifera indica)、黄瓜(Cucumis sativus)和木瓜(Carica papaya)中,检测了镍、锌、砷、铜、铅、镉、铬、铁、汞和硒的含量。该研究还评估了食用这些水果的潜在健康风险。每隔1个月随机抽取2次样品,用原子吸收分光光度计(AAS)对样品进行处理和重金属分析。结果表明,芒果、黄瓜和木瓜的平均金属含量依次为Cd < As < Pb < Cr < Hg < Se < Ni < Zn< Cu < Fe, Cd < As < Hg < Pb < Cr < Se < Ni < Cu < Zn< Fe和Hg < Ni < Cd < As < Cr < Cr < Se < Zn< Fe。一般情况下,所有水果样品中平均金属浓度最高的是铁。平均每日摄入量(ADI)值表明水果样品中的所有重金属都低于世卫组织/粮农组织认可的允许限量。危害商(HQ)和危害指数(HI)值不超过1。因此,受调查的水果样本的健康指数均小于1,不会对消费者构成健康风险。