Contamination status and health risk assessment of trace elements in foodstuffs collected from the

Background: Unsafe food consumption is a severe problem because of heavy metal contamination, which is caused by director indirect activities of industries. The present study was conducted to assess the risk of human health by Heavy metals (Cu, Co, Fe, Zn and Mn) through the intake of vegetables and fishes obtained from the area adjacent to the Hazaribag tannery campus, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Result: The trend of mean metal concentration in Buriganga river water was Fe >Mn > Zn > Cu > Co and...