Ake Assi

Levels of Heavy Metals and Their Risk Assessment in Kolanuts (Cola nitida Schott & Amp; Endl.) Collected from Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa

Kouadio Rodrigue, Deigna-Mockey Viviane, Ake Assi, Nyamien Yves, Coulibaly Adama, Sidibe Daouda & Biego Henri · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2020

Background: Kolanut represents a significant economic interest for this country as well as many African households and public authorities. Despite its obvious importance, the sector of the kolanut is facing a delicate sanitary quality of the marketed product. The majority of the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ejnfs/2020/v12i730250

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Kolanuts (Cola nitida Schott & Amp; Endl) Daily Intake Exposure Risk from Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa

Kouadio Kan Rodrigue, Biego Godi Henri, Nyamien Yves, Ake Assi, Konan Ysidor, Adama Coulibaly & Sidibe Daouda · Journal of Applied Life Sciences International · 2020

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are pervasive environmental pollutants of high toxicity. Due to their lipophilic characteristics, they tend to accumulate in the food chain. Human exposure to PAHs seems inevitable and the main route of exposure is food. The presence of PAH...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jalsi/2020/v23i1030189

Organochlorine Residues Levels in Some Selected Kolanuts (Cola nitida Schott & Endl.) in Côte d’Ivoire

Deigna-Mockey Viviane, Biego Henri, Nyamien Yves, Konan Ysidor, Coulibaly Adama, Ake Assi & Sidibe Daouda · Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research · 2020

Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the level of organochlorine pesticide (OCPs) residues in some selected kolanuts in Côte d’Ivoire. Study Design: Kolanuts samples were collected from farmers, collectors and urban stores in 3 regions, in particular western, southwestern an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaar/2020/v13i430111