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Health risk assessment of exposure to heavy metals in fish species consumed in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria

Ovidius University Annals of Chemistry
Volume 33 (2022): Issue 2 (July 2022)
By: Ogoko Emeka Chima,  Mgbemana Nkoli,  Henrietta Kelle,  Charles Ikenna Osu and  Esther Aju  
Open Access
|Dec 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auoc-2022-0026 | Journal eISSN: 2286-038X | Journal ISSN: 1583-2430
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Language: English
Page range: 177 - 187
Submitted on: Sep 3, 2022
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Accepted on: Dec 5, 2022
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Published on: Dec 31, 2022
Published by: Ovidius University of Constanta
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
fish species,
heavy metal,
hazard quotient,
hazard index,
cancer risk
Related subjects:
Chemistry,
Chemistry, other

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