Risk evaluation of the concentration of heavy metals in seeds, cereals, and legumes sold in Nasarawa major market, Nigeria

Heavy metal contamination in food crops can pose non carcinogenic and carcinogenic health risks, particularly to children. This study assessed selected metals in black eye bean, soya bean, millet, sorghum, sesame, and locust bean. The metals arsenic, nickel, aluminium, copper, magnesium, potassium, calcium, and sodium were evaluated using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry, and exposure was estimated using estimated daily intake, hazard quotient, hazard index, and targe