Volume 10, Issue 12, January - June, 2026 (Forthcoming Issue)

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Studies were carried out to investigate the levels of selected heavy metals (Pb, Cd and Cu) in the palm oil samples harvested around anthropogenic sites within Amansea in Anambra State. Standard experimental procedures and instrumentation were employed in the study. The palm oil samples harvested from the studied anthropogenic sites (dump site, abattoir and auto-mechanic workshop) had mean Pb values ranged from 0.214 – 0.488μg/g while its level in the soil sample locations was 0.136-0.704 μg/g. The palm oil samples harvested from the control environment had mean Pb values of 0.096 μg/g while 0.136 μg/g was the value of Pb in the control soil samples. Cd was not detected in the palm oil samples at the auto-mechanic and control sample locations while at the other studied locations its mean values ranged from 0.064 - 0.143 μg/g. Additionally, the mean values of Cd in the soil samples from the dumpsite and abattoir ranged from 0.084 – 0.191 μg/g. The mean range of Cu in the palm oil samples from the studied anthropogenic sites was 0.986 - 1.763 μg/g while the palm oil samples from the control environment had mean Cu of 1.592 μg/g.

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Heavy metal levels in palm oil samples harvested from selected anthropogenic sites within Amansea in Anambra State

Okeke OR, Nwanya KO

Studies were carried out to investigate the levels of selected heavy metals (Pb, Cd and Cu) in the palm oil samples harvested around anthropogenic sites within Amansea in Anambra State. Standard experimental procedures and instrumentation were employed in the study

International journal of adulteration, 2026; 10(12): e1ijad3067

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Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment of Synthetic Dye Adulteration in Street-Sold Snacks from Mumbai Suburban Region, India

Udaybhan Yadav

Street foods are an important part of urban diets in India, especially in the metro cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi. The colour appearance of these foods often comes from synthetic food dyes

International journal of adulteration, 2026; 10(12): e2ijad3069

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Impact of chemical contaminants and process residues on biofilm formation of Serratia marcescens: implications for food and water system adulteration control

Bhanupratap Harishchandra Vishwakarma

Microbial biofilms are significant persistent contaminations in the food processing plants, drinking water distribution systems, pharmaceutical environments, and clinics.

International journal of adulteration, 2026; 10(12): e3ijad3070

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