Table 4: Potential human health risk(s) of selected toxic trace elements.
Element |
Potential health risk(s) |
Ref |
Lead |
Brain damage, paralysis, abdominal pain, bone pain, anaemia and gastrointestinal symptoms |
[18] |
Cadmium |
Kidney, lung, liver reproductive and skeletal damage, cancer |
[19] |
Arsenic |
Carcinogenic (bladder, lung and skin cancers) |
[20] |
Mercury |
Brain and kidney damage |
[20] |