Bioavailabilities of Mn and Cd in the in-vitro human gastrointestinal tract from the consumption of contaminated wild water spinach and health risk assessment

• Main Authors: Guan, Billy Teck Huat, Mohamat Yusuff, Ferdius @ Ferdaus, Halimoon, Normala, Yong, Christina Seok Yien
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77565/1/i-SIMBIOMAS%202016%2068.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77565/

Edible aquatic plants from heavily metals-polluted ponds may put human health at risk if they were consumed. Therefore, assessment studies on the bioavailabilities of Mn and Cd in contaminated water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) by in-vitro gastrointestinal extractions and their health risks are presen...