Heavy Metals, Proximate Analysis and Brine Shrimp Lethality of Vernonia amygdalina and Ocimum gratissimum Growing in Crude Oil-Rich Delta State, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOluwatofunmilayo, Arike Diyaolu
dc.contributor.authorAlfred, F. Attah
dc.contributor.authorEmmanuel, T. Oluwabusola
dc.contributor.authorJones, Olanrewaju Moody
dc.contributor.authorMarcel, Jaspars
dc.contributor.authorRainer, Ebel
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-14T10:17:44Z
dc.date.available2021-12-14T10:17:44Z
dc.date.issued2021-11-24
dc.description.abstractVernonia amygdalina (VA) and Ocimum gratissimum (OG) are among the most frequently consumed vegetables in Kokori and Abraka communities of Delta State, Nigeria. However, the continuous crude oil exploration and spillages in Kokori may threaten their safety for use as food and medicine. Twelve samples of VA and OG obtained from crude oil-rich and crude oil-free communities were comparatively analysed for proximate composition, heavy metals, and cytotoxicity. Data obtained were subjected to various multivariate statistical techniques, including principal component analysis (PCA), biplot, and analysis of variance (ANOVA), to investigate the correlations between the vegetables from the different communities and the effect of crude oil exploration and spill on plant biomass. Results obtained indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05) in the proximate composition of VA and OG and higher heavy metal content for VA from the crude oil-spill Kokori. Two VA collections from Kokori were exceptionally toxic to cellular crustaceans.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDiyaolu, O.A.; Attah, A.F.; Oluwabusola, E.T.; Moody, J.O.; Jaspars, M.; Ebel, R. Heavy Metals, Proximate Analysis and Brine Shrimp Lethality of Vernonia amygdalina and Ocimum gratissimum Growing in Crude Oil-Rich Delta State, Nigeria. Foods 2021, 10, 2913. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/foods10122913en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/7171
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 10;No. 2913
dc.subjectproximate analysisen_US
dc.subjectbrine shrimp assayen_US
dc.subjectcrude oil explorationen_US
dc.subjectatomic absorption spectrometryen_US
dc.titleHeavy Metals, Proximate Analysis and Brine Shrimp Lethality of Vernonia amygdalina and Ocimum gratissimum Growing in Crude Oil-Rich Delta State, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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