Determination of potentially toxic elements in selected vegetables sampled from some markets in the Kumasi metropolis

• Main Authors: Joseph Apau (Author), Margaret Ohui Siameh (Author), Jemima Adwoa Misszento (Author), Opoku Gyamfi (Author), Jonathan Osei-Owusu (Author), Edward Ebow Kwaansa-Ansah (Author), Akwasi Acheampong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Lead, cadmium, arsenic, and copper are potentially toxic elements that are of concern to man because of their negative effects on human health. The Atomic Absorption Spectrometer was used to evaluate the quantities of these heavy metals, and a value of heavy metal consumption in human meals was deri...