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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

An assessment of heavy metal exposure risk associated with consumption of cabbage and carrot grown in a tropical Savannah region

Beatrice Ambo Fongea Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, University of Buea, Buea, CameroonCorrespondence[email protected]
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Makeu Tangoufo Larissaa Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, University of Buea, Buea, CameroonView further author information
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Awo Miranda Egbea Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, University of Buea, Buea, CameroonORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3965-2818View further author information
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Yannick Afanga Afangaa Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, University of Buea, Buea, CameroonView further author information
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Nsoh Goodenough Frua Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, University of Buea, Buea, CameroonView further author information
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Veronica Mpode Ngole-Jemeb Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Ecological and Human Sustainability, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Roodepoort, South AfricaView further author information
Article: 1909860 | Received 25 May 2020, Accepted 22 Mar 2021, Published online: 27 Apr 2021

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