Geophagic Clays from Cameroon: Provenance, Metal Contamination and Health Risk Assessment.
contamination
geophagia
health risk assessment
kaolinite
Journal
International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 08 2021
05 08 2021
Historique:
received:
03
07
2021
revised:
30
07
2021
accepted:
02
08
2021
entrez:
27
8
2021
pubmed:
28
8
2021
medline:
4
9
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
This study assessed the mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of geophagic clays sold in some markets in Cameroon to ascertain their provenance, contamination status and human health risk. To achieve this, 40 samples from 13 markets in Cameroon were purchased and analysed using X-ray diffractometry, X-ray fluorescence and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for their mineralogy and geochemistry, respectively. The geophagic clays were dominantly made up of kaolinite and quartz. Their chemistry was dominated by SiO
Identifiants
pubmed: 34444064
pii: ijerph18168315
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168315
pmc: PMC8394028
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Metals, Heavy
0
Soil Pollutants
0
Silicon Dioxide
7631-86-9
Clay
T1FAD4SS2M
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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