Volume 8, Issue 9, 2024

Heavy metal deposits in toilet tissues sold in markets within Enugu metropolis, Enugu State

Okeke OR¹, Ebere CU²

¹Plastic production Unit, Scientific Equipment Development Institute, Akwuke – Enugu State, Nigeria
²Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila- Orangun, Osun State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

Studies were carried out to assess the deposits of selected heavy metals (Pb and Cd) in toilet tissues sold in markets within Enugu metropolis, Enugu State using standard analytical procedures and instrumentation. The samples underwent digestion and, were subsequently analyzed for heavy metals using atomic absorption spectrophotometer, Toilet tissue samples A, B, C and D had mean Pb values of 0.121±0.071, 0.258±0.040. 0.205±0.076 and 0.302±0.014 μg/g respectively. The mean Cd levels in the toilet tissue samples A, B, C and D were 0.062±0.022. 0.037±0.008, 0.097±0.005 and 0.012±0.002μg/g respectively. The mean values of the investigated heavy metals were statistically significant in the studied toilet tissue samples. The toilet tissue samples, whether of high quality or low quality, poorly packaged or well packaged, had mean values of the studied metals within the recommended threshold limits.

Keywords: Heavy metals, Toilet tissues and Heavy metal contamination

International journal of adulteration, 2024; 8: e5ijad3049

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v8i9.e5ijad3049

Published: 19 November 2024