EDXRF analysis of local and imported pica soil samples

dc.contributor.author	Njagi, ENM
dc.contributor.author	Kinyua, AM
dc.contributor.author	Munyua, JK
dc.contributor.author	Mungala, MJM
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-14T09:30:07Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-14T09:30:07Z
dc.date.issued	2001
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11295/87663
dc.description.abstract	Several studies have implicated trace metal metabolism with some human diseases. Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence(EDXRF)method was used to analyse pica soil samples, which are consumed by some pregnant mothers in Kenya. The levels of potassium, calcium, titanium, manganese, iron, copper, zinc and lead in samples obtained locally and some imported varieties from India are reported. The health implications for consumption of these products are discussed.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	EAST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE I Volume 3 -Part 1 June 2001	en_US
dc.subject	EDXRF	en_US
dc.subject	Trace elements	en_US
dc.subject	Pica	en_US
dc.subject	Geophagia	en_US
dc.subject	Soils	en_US
dc.title	EDXRF analysis of local and imported pica soil samples	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.type.material	en_US	en_US