Source pages whose evidence comes from Sub-Saharan Africa, grouped by jurisdiction.
Nigeria (92)
- A pediatric health risk assessment of children’s toys imported from China into Nigeria (2020)
- A Review of Heavy Metal Concentration and Potential Health Implications of Beverages Consumed in Nigeria (2016)
- Accumulation of Chromium, Lead and Arsenic in Calcium Carbide Induced Ripened Fruits and Their Possible Human Health Risks in Bauchi, Nigeria (2026)
- An Academic Review on Heavy Metals in the Environment: Effects on Soil, Plants Human Health, and Possible Solutions (2024)
- An evaluation of the health risks, antibiotic residue levels and potentially toxic ingredients in Nigerian poultry products (2024)
- Analysis and Evaluation of the Effect of Heavy Metals in Fruits and Vegetables (2019)
- Analysis of Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Water, Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) and Tilapia Fish (Oreochromis niloticus) from Unreclaimed Mining Pits (2024)
- Analysis of Heavy Metals and Health Risk Assessment of Selected Energy Drinks in Nigeria (2026)
- Appropriateness of Essentials Trace Metals in Commonly Consumed Infant Formulae in Nigeria (2019)
- Arsenic and Chromium in Canned and Non-Canned Beverages in Nigeria: A Potential Public Health Concern (2007)
- Assessing Public Health Risks from Trace Element Contamination in Common Leafy Vegetables from Ondo, Nigeria, Using PIXE and Multivariate Statistics (2025)
- Assessment of Carcinogenic and Non-carcinogenic Health Risks of Metals in the Drinking Water of Gombe Local Government Area, Nigeria (2026)
- Assessment of Heavy Metal Concentration in Some Selected Cosmetic Products and Human Health Risk in Eleme LGA, Rivers State, Nigeria (2026)
- Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination and Health Risks from Urban-Grown Vegetables in Kano State, Nigeria (2025)
- Assessment of heavy metal contamination in fish, fruits, and vegetables in Southwest Nigeria: A systematic review (2024)
- Assessment of Heavy Metals in Edible Fruits Sold in Selected Markets in Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra State (2023)
- Assessment of lead (Pb) remediation potential of Senna obtusifolia in Dareta Village, Zamfara, Nigeria (2020)
- Assessment of natural radioactivity and heavy metal accumulation in selected edible fruit nuts from Lagos and Ogun State markets, Nigeria (2025)
- Assessment of the concentrations and human exposure to heavy metals in bathing soaps in Nigeria (2024)
- Assessment of the Content of Pb, Cd, Ni and Cr in Soaps and Detergents from Akure, Nigeria (2007)
- Assessment of the Risk of Contamination of Food for Infants and Toddlers (2021)
- Assessment of toxic trace metal contamination in food spices sold in Nigerian markets (2025)
- Atomic Absorption Spectroscopic (AAS) Analysis of Heavy Metals and Health Risks Assessment of some Common Energy Drinks (2023)
- Chemical and microbiological quality of commercial fresh and frozen chicken drumstick in Umuhia, Nigeria (2022)
- Chemical composition of raw cashew (Anacardium occidentale) nuts sourced from Enugu State, South Eastern Nigeria (2021)
- Chemical Contaminants in Nigerian Fresh and Marine Fish: A Review (2021)
- Comparative assessment of different coconut oils: Chromatographic and spectrometric analyses of pesticide residues, toxic heavy metals, and associated contents (2023)
- Comparison between pollutants found in breast milk and infant formula in the last decade: A review (2023)
- Comparison of toxic heavy metals in the breast milk of diabetic and non-diabetic postpartum mothers in Yenagoa, Nigeria (2023)
- Concentration and Health Risk Assessment of Selected Heavy Metals (HMs) in African spinach (Amaranthus hybridus) and Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Grown around Ashaka Community, Gombe State, Nigeria (2024)
- Contamination Factor, Metal Pollution Index and Estimated Daily Intake of Heavy Metals in Some Selected Energy Drinks in Nigeria (2026)
- Correlates of Food Contamination by Heavy Metals in Northwest Nigeria (2024)
- Determination of some heavy metals and their potential risk in selected vegetables on sale within Kaduna Metropolis, Kaduna State, Nigeria (2026)
- Determination of Some Heavy Metals in Kidney, Liver and Muscle of Domestic Pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) in Guyuk Metropolis, Adamawa State, Nigeria (2020)
- Determination of Some Physicochemical Properties, Heavy Metals and Micronutrients of Some Energy Drinks Available in Nigeria (2025)
- Determination of some selected heavy metals in spinach and irrigated water from Samaru Area within Gusau Metropolis in Zamfara State, Nigeria (2015)
- Determination of some soft drink constituents and contamination by some heavy metals in Nigeria (2015)
- Determination of the Levels of Lead and Cobalt from Soils of an Irrigated Farmland in Lafia Nasarawa State-Nigeria Using Two Different Methods of Digestion (2020)
- Effectiveness of neem, cashew and mango trees in the uptake of heavy metals in mechanic village, Nigeria (2015)
- Effects of Artificial Sweat Formulation and Extraction Temperature on Estimation of the Dermal Bioaccessibility of Potentially Toxic Elements in a Contaminated Soil from an E-Waste Recycling Site (2022)
- Evaluating the ecological consequences of heavy metal contamination in soil induced by spent engine oil and palm oil mill effluents for sustainable development (2024)
- Evaluation of Effects of Heavy Metal Contents of Some Common Spices Available in Odo-Ori Market, Iwo, Nigeria (2016)
- Evaluation of Heavy Metals Level in Hair Dyes and their Potential Health Risk (2020)
- Evaluation of some heavy metal contaminants in biscuits, fruit drinks, concentrates, candy, milk products and carbonated drinks sold in Ibadan, Nigeria (2015)
- Genotoxic studies of cooked and uncooked processed spices using Allium cepa Test (2017)
- Harmful effects of heavy metals in cosmetics (2023)
- Health risk assessment of instant noodles commonly consumed in Port Harcourt, Nigeria (2017)
- Heavy Metal Accumulation in Rice and Aquatic Plants Used as Human Food: A General Review (2021)
- Heavy Metal Concentration and Human Health Risk Assessment of Selected Brands of Seasoning Powder Sold in Port Harcourt, Nigeria (2023)
- Heavy metal concentrations levels in groundwater and wastewater sources in parts of Trans-Amadi, Port Harcourt, Nigeria (2022)
- Heavy Metal Content and Associated Health Risks in Selected Energy Drinks Sold in Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria (2022)
- Heavy Metal Content in Breast Milk and Contributing Environmental and Maternal Factors: A Systematic Review (2025)
- Heavy metal content of over-the-counter toothpastes—a systematic review of in vitro studies (2025)
- Heavy Metal Quantification of Noodle Products Commonly Consumed in Nigeria (2018)
- Heavy metal toxicity in poultry: a comprehensive review (2023)
- Heavy metal, nutrient and antioxidant status of selected fruit samples sold in Enugu, Nigeria (2016)
- Heavy metals and microbial contamination of palm oil produced and sold at some markets in Kogi East Area, Kogi State, Nigeria (2021)
- Heavy Metals Concentration In Body Creams Commonly Used In Delta State Tertiary Institutions And Their Implications For Human Health (2024)
- Heavy Metals Quantification and Correlative Carcinogenic-Risks Evaluation in Selected Energy Drinks Sold in Bayelsa State Using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopic Technique (2023)
- Heavy metals risks in plant foods – need to step up precautionary measures (2020)
- Impact of Bushfire on Soil Heavy Metals in Oil Palm Plantations in Edo State, Nigeria (2025)
- Impacts of Heavy Metals in Seed Crops and Oil Seed on Human Health: A Threat to Food Safety — Review (2023)
- In vitro evaluation of bio-fortification effects on the nutritional quality, toxicological safety, and antioxidant of cassava (Manihot esculenta) flour, and environmental safety of processing water, using natural additives (2026)
- Investigation on the Environmental Effect of Local Production Method of Aluminium Utensil in Kano (2020)
- Lactational exposure of human infants to metal(loid)s in Sub-Saharan Africa and Mediterranean Europe: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2024)
- Levels of heavy metals and their health risk assessment from wastewater irrigated spinach in railway quarters, Bauchi, Bauchi state, Nigeria (2020)
- Literature review and health risks assessment of heavy metal contamination in human milk (2024)
- Major chemical carcinogens and health exposure risks in some therapeutic herbal plants in Nigeria (2022)
- Microbial Density and Diversity and Lead Loads in Selected Street-Hawked Foods in Akure Metropolis, Nigeria (2023)
- Neuroprotective potentials of extracts from Moringa oleifera and Musa sapientum against cadmium chloride-induced neurotoxicity in rats cerebri (2025)
- Nickel Sorption onto Chitosan - Silica Hybrid Aerogel from Aqueous Solution (2021)
- Nutrient exploration and heavy metal risk assessment of baby milk and infant formulae sold within Umuahia metropolis, Nigeria (2026)
- nutritional deficiencies. However, factors like antinutrients influence nutrient bioaccessibility. This study evaluated the (2024)
- Physicochemical Properties, Heavy Metals levels and Health Risk Assessment of selected Edible Oils purchased from major markets in Delta State, Nigeria (2025)
- Potential Hazards of Toxic Metals Found in Toothpastes Commonly Used in Nigeria (2016)
- Potential health risk and levels of heavy metals in water resources of lead-zinc mining communities of Abakaliki, southeast Nigeria (2020)
- Potential Toxic elements in shellfish from three rivers in Niger Delta, Nigeria: bioaccumulation, dietary intake, and human health risk assessment (2023)
- Potentially toxic metals in irrigation water, soil, and vegetables and their health risks using Monte Carlo models (2023)
- Preliminary assessment of toxic metals in cookware, moulding materials and soils from manufacturing sites in southwest Nigeria, with evaluation of cookware leaching potential (2026)
- Proximate composition and heavy metal content of Pleurotus tuberregium mushroom grown on different substrates in (Aba) Nigeria (2022)
- Public Health and Paediatric Risk Assessment of Aluminium, Arsenic and Mercury in Infant Formulas Marketed in Nigeria (2020)
- Quality Assessment of Some Selected Toothpastes Used in Nigeria (2025)
- Quantification of Heavy Metals in Canned Tomato Paste Sold in Ubani-Umuahia, Nigeria (2020)
- Quercetin and Omega-3 fatty acid averts the deleterious effects of Cadmium on NO, NOS, anti-oxidants and MDA levels in rats (2023)
- Risk of human exposure to metals in some household hygienic products in Nigeria (2019)
- Seasonal Variation and Uptake Pattern of Heavy Metals in Maize (2024)
- Studies on some heavy metal contents of Ximenia americana and Sclerocarya birrea wild fruit from North-Eastern Nigeria (2021)
- Synthetic antioxidants and metallic elements as additives/contaminants in virgin palm oil (2020)
- The Possible Effects of Heavy Metals in Honey as Toxic and Carcinogenic Substances on Human Health: A Systematic Review (2021)
- Toxic and Essential Metals in Staple Foods Commonly Consumed by Students in Ekiti State, South West, Nigeria (2015)
- Trace elements concentrations in soil contaminate corn in the vicinity of a cement-manufacturing plant: potential health implications (2023)
- Variations on the physiochemical, microbiological and selected heavy metals of different palm oil samples sourced from Galadima, Tarauni, Sabon-Gari, Yan-Kura of Kano State and samples from Kogi and Edo States of Nigeria (2020)
Ethiopia (24)
- Analysis of heavy metals and minerals in edible vegetable oils produced and marketed in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia (2024)
- Analysis of Nigella sativa L. (Black Cumin) seeds for levels of heavy metals using FAAS: geospatial profiling and regional safety implications (2025)
- Assessment of essential and non-essential metals in popcorn and cornflake commercially available in Ethiopia (2017)
- Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination and Associated Health Risks in Honey from Kellem Wollega Zone, Ethiopia (2026)
- Beer Safety: New Challenges and Future Trends within Craft and Large-Scale Production (2022)
- Determination of the Level of Heavy Metals in the Selected Cereals from Debre Markos Local Market, Amhara Region, Ethiopia (2022)
- Determination of the Physicochemical Quality of Groundwater and its Potential Health Risk for Drinking in Oromia, Ethiopia (2022)
- Evaluating the effects of geochemical and anthropogenic factors on the concentration and treatability of heavy metals in Awash River and Lake Beseka, Ethiopia: arsenic and molybdenum issues (2023)
- Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements Contamination of Commonly Consumed Fruits in Bahir Dar Town, Northwest Ethiopia (2024)
- Heavy metals concentration and health risk assessment in peanut and date palm from Jigjiga City Markets, Ethiopia (2024)
- Infant Exposure to Metals through Consumption of Formula Feeding in Mekelle, Ethiopia (2018)
- Levels of selected essential and non-essential metals in wheat flour and health risk assessment among consumers in Ethiopia (2022)
- Levels of selected metals in leaves of Cannabis sativa L. cultivated in Ethiopia (2015)
- Major, Minor and Toxic Minerals and Anti-Nutrients Composition in Edible Mushrooms Collected from Ethiopia (2015)
- Meta-analysis of public health risks of lead accumulation in wastewater, irrigated soil, and crops nexus (2022)
- Occurrence and accumulation of metals in lupine seeds in Ethiopia (2023)
- Physico-Chemical Characteristics and Level of Some Selected Metal in Edible Oils (2016)
- Quality and Safety of Rural Community Drinking Water Sources in Guto Gida District, Oromia, Ethiopia (2021)
- Soil variability effect on the indices of potentially toxic elements pollution under the coffee (Coffea arabica)-enset (Ensete ventricosum) agroforestry systems of Southern Ethiopia (2025)
- Suitability Assessment of Surface Water Quality for Irrigation: A Case Study of Modjo River, Ethiopia (2023)
- The Bioaccumulation and Physiological Effects of Heavy Metals in Carrots, Onions, and Potatoes and Dietary Implications for Cr and Ni: A Review (2014)
- The contents of essential and toxic metals in coffee beans and soil in Dale Woreda, Sidama Regional State, Southern Ethiopia (2023)
- Toxic metal contamination and health risk assessment of packaged fruit juices for children in Gondar city, Ethiopia (2025)
- Variations in elemental composition of rice (Oryza sativa L.) with different cultivation areas of Ethiopia (2023)
Ghana (16)
- Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Lettuce and Spring Onion Cultivated at Anthropogenic Activity Sites in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana (2024)
- Cadmium in Cacao from Latin America and the Caribbean: A Review of Research and Potential Mitigation Solutions (2019)
- Determination of heavy metals in selected vegetables from markets in Tamale Metropolis, Ghana (2018)
- Effects of Different Cooking Methods on Heavy Metals Level in Fresh and Smoked Game Meat (2016)
- Expert Investigation Related to Cocoa and Chocolate Products: Final Report (2022)
- Global Sourcing of Low-Inorganic Arsenic Rice Grain (2020)
- Health risk assessment of some selected heavy metals in infant food sold in Wa, Ghana (2023)
- Health risks of potentially toxic metals in cereal-based breakfast meals in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana (2023)
- Heavy metal content in mixed and unmixed seasonings on the Ghanaian market (2014)
- Heavy metal migration, exposure, and health risk through canned tomato mix under different marketing display models (2024)
- Levels of Heavy Metals in Selected Canned Fish on Cape Coast Market, Central Region, Ghana (2023)
- Maternal geophagy in Ghana: heavy metal exposure and health risks during pregnancy (2026)
- Monitoring and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Food (2014)
- Rapid Market Screening to assess lead concentrations in consumer products across 25 low- and middle-income countries (2024)
- Simultaneous Adsorption of Chromium, Nickel, and Phenol from Landfill Leachate Using Pineapple Residues Biochar (2026)
- Trace and Heavy Metals in Locally and Imported Spices Sold on Markets in Accra Metropolis, Ghana (2024)
South Africa (9)
- An assessment of heavy metal contaminants related to cannabis-based products in the South African market (2021)
- Concentrations and health risks of selected elements in leafy vegetables: a comparison between roadside open-air markets and large stores in Johannesburg, South Africa (2024)
- Determination of Heavy Metal Contamination in Premium and Supermarket Brands of Extruded Feline and Canine Food in the South African Market (2025)
- Determination of Selected Harmful Substances in Baby Diapers Available on the South African Market (2023)
- Health Risk Assessment of PM2.5 and PM2.5-Bound Trace Elements in Thohoyandou, South Africa (2017)
- Heavy Metal Contamination of Dairy Cattle Feed in the Free State and Limpopo Provinces of South Africa (2024)
- Levels of Heavy Metals in Grapevine Soil and Leaf Samples in Response to Seasonal Change and Farming Practice in the Cape Winelands (2023)
- Regulations prohibiting the use of any active or potentially active depigmenting ingredient, lead and its salts, mercury and its salts and the cosmetic category skin bleacher, skin lightener or skin whitener (1988)
- Trace Metals, Crude Protein, and TGA-FTIR Analysis of Evolved Gas Products in the Thermal Decomposition of Roasted Mopane Worms, Sweet Corn, and Peanuts (2022)
Kenya (8)
- Considerations for environmental biogeochemistry and food security for aquaculture around Lake Victoria, Kenya (2023)
- Do You Know What You Drink? Comparative Research on the Contents of Radioisotopes and Heavy Metals in Different Types of Tea from Various Parts of the World (2024)
- Effects of Sludge on the Concentration of Heavy Metals in Soil and Plants in Obunga Slum, Kisumu County, Kenya (2018)
- How Safe is the Water Consumed in Different Parts of Nairobi, Kenya? (2021)
- KS 2937:2021 Cosmetics - General requirements for Safety of Cosmetic Products - Specification (2021)
- Mercury speciation in artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) environments in Kenya (2024)
- Toxic trace elements in different brands of milk infant formulae in Nairobi market, Kenya (2015)
- Urban mosquitoes and filamentous green algae: their biomonitoring role in heavy metal pollution in open drainage channels in Nairobi industrial area, Kenya (2021)
Tanzania (5)
- Assessment of Potentially Toxic Metals in Fish from Lake Manyara, Northern Tanzania (2023)
- Community Awareness and Health Risk of Heavy Metals Through Consumption of Sardine (Rastrineobola argentea) From Lake Victoria, Tanzania (2025)
- Hidden Toxic Elements in Creams and Foundations (2025)
- Occurrence and determination of inorganic contaminants in baby food and infant formula (2019)
- Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals in Tropical Soils an Overview (2021)
BF (4)
- Evaluation of metallic trace elements contents in some major raw foodstuffs in Burkina Faso and health risk assessment (2022)
- Evaluation of the Metallic Contamination of Market Garden Products around the Loumbila Dam (2023)
- Transfer of bisphenol A and trace metals from plastic packaging to mineral water in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (2023)
- Uptake of Arsenic by Irrigated Vegetables and Cooked Food Products in Burkina Faso (2021)
CM (3)
- An assessment of heavy metal exposure risk associated with consumption of cabbage and carrot grown in a tropical Savannah region (2021)
- Heavy metal exposure risk associated with ingestion of Oreochromis niloticus and Coptodon kottae harvested from a lacustrine ecosystem (2023)
- The Effect of Cocoa Beans Heavy and Trace Elements on Safety and Stability of Confectionery Products (2016)
CI (3)
- Cd and Pb in cocoa beans: Occurrence and effects of chocolate processing (2021)
- Drivers of cadmium accumulation in Theobroma cacao L. beans: A quantitative synthesis of soil-plant relationships across the Cacao Belt (2022)
- Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals (Pb, Cd, Hg) in Hydroalcoholic Gels of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (2021)
Zambia (3)
- Assessment of total mercury (Hg) in soil, sediment, and tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) and health risk assessment among residents of Kitwe mining area, Zambia (2025)
- Impacts of Trace Metals Pollution of Water, Food Crops, and Ambient Air on Population Health in Zambia and the DR Congo (2022)
- Quantification of Heavy Metal Accumulation in Edible Wild-Mushrooms in Copperbelt and Western Provinces of Zambia (2020)
UG (2)
- Assessment of Levels, Speciation, and Toxicity of Trace Metal Contaminants in Selected Shallow Groundwater Sources, Surface Runoff, Wastewater, and Surface Water from Designated Streams in Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda (2019)
- Descriptive Analysis of Heavy Metals Content of Beef From Eastern Uganda and Their Safety for Public Consumption (2021)
BW (2)
- Environmentally Friendly and Cheap Removal of Lead (II) and Zinc (II) from Wastewater with Fish Scales Waste Remains (2017)
- Perspectives on the Development of Filter Media for Point of Use Water Filters: Case Study of Arsenate Removal (2022)
CD (2)
- Application of soil amendments to reduce the transfer of trace metal elements from contaminated soils of Lubumbashi (Democratic Republic of the Congo) to vegetables (2024)
- Farming for battery metals (2022)
NA (2)
- Chemical composition and source apportionment of atmospheric aerosols on the Namibian coast (2020)
- Concentrations of trace elements in human milk: Comparisons among women in Argentina, Namibia, Poland, and the United States (2017)
DJ (2)
- Lead, Mercury and Cadmium in Fish and Shellfish from the Indian Ocean and Red Sea (African Countries): Public Health Challenges (2020)
- Nutritional and heavy metal composition of seaweeds from the coast of Djibouti (2025)
SD (1)
MU (1)
ZW (1)
MW (1)
RW (1)
- Nutritional value assessment of umufumba: A Rwandan wild edible plant Mondia whytei (Hook. F) (2019)
GA (1)
SC (1)
MR (1)
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