Ogechi Irene Eboh-Ajoku

Multivariate analysis and dietary risk assessment of dieldrin in Nigerian staple crops and cooking wastewater

Dieldrin is a persistent organochlorine pesticide that remains in food chains despite global restrictions. This study assessed its occurrence, thermal stability, and associated health risks in eighteen commonly consumed grains and legumes (local rice, foreign rice, yellow corn, white corn, red guinea corn, white guinea...