Ramatoulaye Diouf

Macro and Micro Elements in Sweet Potatoes Cultivated in Senegal and Risk Assessment

Ramatoulaye Diouf, Aïssatou Alioune GAYE & Alioune Fall · Chemical Science International Journal · 2025

Once relegated to the background, sweet potatoes are a staple food crop that is gaining increasing popularity in Senegal to combat malnutrition in both rural and urban areas. Given its increasingly widespread use, it is essential to establish scientific foundations for its safe u...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CSJI/2025/v34i4975

An Assessment of Heavy Metal Analysis on the Medicinal Plant Stylochaeton hypogaeus Used for the Treatment of Prostate Diseases in Casamance (Senegal): Implication for Human Health

Ramatoulaye Diouf, Omar Diao Badji, Aïssatou Alioune GAYE & Bédié Mbow · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2025

Monitoring the presence of minerals in medicinal plants has become a health emergency due to the widespread consumption of herbal products and the risk of long-term bioaccumulation of heavy metals. This study aimed to determine the amount of heavy metals in the medicinal plant St...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/irjpac/2025/v26i4923

Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Millet Seed Cultivated in Senegal: Implication for Human Health

Ramatoulaye Diouf, Aïssatou Alioune GAYE & Alioune Fall · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2025

A sample of hulled millet and an unhulled millet sample were collected from a rural area and their metal contents (Na, K, Mg, Ca, Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb) were analyzed. The samples were wetly digested, and the metals were analyzed by atomic absorption spectroscopy. The Na...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2025/v15i3370