Alternative & Integrative Medicine

Adepoju-Bello AA

Publications

• Research Article
  Determination of the Concentration of Selected Heavy Metals in Indigenous Plant: Telfairia occidentalis.
  Author(s): Adepoju-Bello AA, Okeke CP, Bamgbade I and Oluwafemi OguntibejuAdepoju-Bello AA, Okeke CP, Bamgbade I and Oluwafemi Oguntibeju
  
  Telfairia occidentalis Hook. F. is an edible vegetable, rich in essential diet components and contains protein, vitamins, iron, calcium and other nutrients, which are not adequately supplied in our diet. However, Telfairia occidentalis is believed to contain heavy metals over a range of concentrations which could pose potential health risk to the consumers. The objective of this study was to determine whether the concentration of selected heavy metals present in Telfairia occidentalis cultivated in twenty Local Government areas of Lagos State, Nigeria, are within the acceptable range for human consumption. Telfairia occidentalis leaf samples were collected from twenty local government areas in Lagos State, washed thrice with water and air-dried prior to grounding into fine powder and sieved. The samples were digested with concentrated HNO3 and the concentrations of the metals were det.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2327-5162.1000137

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