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15(1)2025
Prospecting the levels of some macroelements (sodium, calcium, potassium, magnesium) and possible goitrogenic effects of calcium and magnesium on iodine in herbal snuff in Sokoto State, Nigeria
Corresponding author:Submitted: 17-10-2024
Accepted: 31-12-2024 Published: 13-01-2025
Abstract
(3.05 ± 0.60ppm). Generally, the levels of the analyzed elements are in the order of sodium > calcium > potassium > magnesium. Thus, there are significant (p < 0.05) sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium levels in herbal snuffs in Sokoto, Nigeria, and may contribute to the daily elemental requirements of consumers in the state and nearby.
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Sarkingobir, Y., & Miya, Y. Y. (2025). Prospecting the levels of some macroelements (sodium, calcium, potassium, magnesium) and possible goitrogenic effects of calcium and magnesium on iodine in herbal snuff in Sokoto State, Nigeria. Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science – Engineering and Technology, 15(1), 3-14. doi:10.46223/HCMCOUJS.tech.en.15.1.3806.2025
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