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A Review of the Health Implications of Heavy Metals in Food Chain in Nigeria
Heavy metals such as Zn, Pb, Fe, and Cu are abundant in the environment and contribute largely to the sustainability and equilibrium of ecosystem processes. However, because of their bioaccumulation, nondegradability, and the excessive amounts in which they exist, these metals contaminate the food c...
Autores principales: | Nkwunonwo, Ugonna C., Odika, Precious O., Onyia, Nneka I. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Hindawi
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7182971/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32351345 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6594109 |
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