Risk of Heavy Metal Poisoning From Consuming Grasscutter Digesta in Ghana

• Egile Nagusiak: Jude Tetteh Quarshie (Egilea), Judah Kafui Cofie (Egilea), Felix Selasi Dewornu (Egilea), Osbourne Quaye (Egilea), Anastasia Rosebud Aikins (Egilea)
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• Argitaratua: SAGE Publishing, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Grasscutter (cane rat/ Thryonomys swinderianus ) digesta is used as a spice in Ghana. Research shows that heavy metals from the environment may accumulate in the internal organs of grasscutters, which raises concerns about the possible contamination of grasscutter digesta, too, with heavy metals. Al...