Evaluation of Heavy Metals in Local Chickens sold at Central Markets in Ado-Ekiti, Akure and Owena Towns
Adedayo Olamide Oyebanji, Daniel Uwaremhevho Momodu, Onyinye Victoria Ifedineze & Joan Olayinka Ogundele · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2021
Local chickens sold in the central markets of Ado-Ekiti, Akure and Owena were randomly sampled and slaughtered. Lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) in their blood and selected organs (intestine, heart, liver and gizzard) were isolated using wet digestion and their concentration...
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10.9734/ajocs/2021/v9i219069