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ArticleInternational journal of food science2025

Effect of Boiling on Heavy Metal and Cyanide Concentrations and Associated Health Risks in Cassava and Cocoyam From a Gold Mining Area in Kade, Ghana.

Cecilia Owusu-Agyemang Fobi, Guy Eshun, Twumasi Ankrah Kwarteng, Afia Sakyiwaa Amponsah, Prince Owusu Adoma

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Article in International journal of food science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Cecilia Owusu-Agyemang FobiDepartment of Food and Nutrition Education, Faculty of Health, Allied Sciences and Home Economics Education, University of Education, Winneba, Central Region, Ghana.
Guy EshunDepartment of Food and Nutrition Education, Faculty of Health, Allied Sciences and Home Economics Education, University of Education, Winneba, Central Region, Ghana.
Twumasi Ankrah KwartengDepartment of Chemistry Education, Faculty of Science Education, University of Education, Winneba, Central Region, Ghana.
Afia Sakyiwaa AmponsahDepartment of Hospitality and Tourism, Sunyani Technical University, Sunyani, Bono Region, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0511-4860
Prince Owusu AdomaDepartment of Health Administration and Education, Faculty of Health, Allied Sciences and Home Economics Education, University of Education, Winneba, Central Region, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9736-8765

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigated heavy metal and cyanide contamination in cassava (

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cassavacocoyamcooking effectscyanidehealth risk assessmentheavy metalsmining contamination

Identifiers

PMID40271179
PMCPMC12017952

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