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ArticleJournal of xenobiotics2023

Health Risks from Intake and Contact with Toxic Metal-Contaminated Water from Pager River, Uganda.

Patrick Onen, Robin Akemkwene, Caroline K Nakiguli, Daniel Nimusiima, Daniel Hendry Ruma, Alice V Khanakwa, Christopher Angiro, Gadson Bamanya, Boniface Opio, Allan Gonzaga and 1 more

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Article in Journal of xenobiotics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Patrick OnenDepartment of Chemistry, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram 695581, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2458-9388
Robin AkemkweneDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Education and Humanities, Gulu University, Gulu P.O. Box 166, Uganda.ORCID 0009-0001-7867-8300
Caroline K NakiguliDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara P.O. Box 1410, Uganda.
Daniel NimusiimaDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara P.O. Box 1410, Uganda.ORCID 0009-0004-8672-2991
Daniel Hendry RumaDepartment of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Kyambogo University, Kampala P.O. Box 1, Uganda.ORCID 0000-0002-1638-2870
Alice V KhanakwaDepartment of Environmental Health and Disease Prevention, Faculty of Public Health, Lira University, Lira P.O. Box 1035, Uganda.
Christopher AngiroSchool of Water, Energy and Environment, Water Science Institute, Cranfield University, College Road, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6036-3389
Gadson BamanyaDepartment of Physical Sciences, Kampala International University, Kampala P.O. Box 20000, Uganda.
Boniface OpioDepartment of Science and Vocational Education, Lira University, Lira P.O. Box 1035, Uganda.
Allan GonzagaDepartment of Physical Sciences, Kampala International University, Kampala P.O. Box 20000, Uganda.
Timothy OmaraChemistry Division, Testing Department, Uganda National Bureau of Standards, Kampala P.O. Box 6329, Uganda.ORCID 0000-0002-0175-1055
Kampala International University · UGLira Hospital · UGMbarara University of Science and Technology · UGCranfield University · GBGulu University · UGKyambogo University · UGUniversity of Kerala · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pollution of water resources is one of the major impediments to the realization of Sustainable Development Goals, especially in developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the physicochemical quality and potentially toxic element (lead and cadmium) concentrations in surface water sampled from Pager River, a tributary of the Nile River in Northern Uganda. Water samples (

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Identifiers

PMID37873812
PMCPMC10594420
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