Assessment of Metals Levels and their Potential Risks in Local Brands of Honey from Bayelsa State, Nigeria

 This study provides information on the levels and potential risks of six metals (Cd, Pb, Ni, Mn, Zn and Fe) in some local brands of honey in Bayelsa State. The honey samples were digested using hydrochloric acid, nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide mixture and their metal levels were quantified by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). The concentration of Cd, Pb, Ni, Cu, Mn, Zn and Fe ranged from 0.226 to 0.294 mg kg-1, 0.14 to 1.601 mg kg-1, not detected to 0.299 mg kg-1, not detected to 0.248 mg kg-1, 0.055 to 0.420 mg kg-1, 0.094 to 0.218 mg kg-1 and 1.721 to 6.072 mg kg-1 respectively. The estimated daily intakes of the metals in the honeys were lower than their respective tolerable daily intakes. The THQ values for the individual metals and ∑THQ were < 1 which indicates that there is no safety concern for consumers of these honey samples.  

 

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