Risk Assessment of Kumasi Metropolis Population in Ghana through Consumption of Fish Contaminated with Formaldehyde

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:7.40em"/><col style="width:9.18em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Sampling point</td><td class="align_center">Mean ± SD (<i>μ</i>g g<sup>–1</sup>)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">LTA</td><td class="align_center">1.118 ± 0.023</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">LTB</td><td class="align_center">2.430 ± 0.013</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">LTC</td><td class="align_center">1.220 ± 0.011</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">LTD</td><td class="align_center">2.255 ± 0.001</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">LTE</td><td class="align_center">2.418 ± 0.031</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">LTF</td><td class="align_center">1.515 ± 0.076</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>LTA= local tilapia at point <i>A</i>, LTB = local tilapia at point <i>B</i>, LTC = local tilapia at point <i>C</i>, LTD = local tilapia at point <i>D</i>, LTE = local tilapia at point <i>E</i>, and LTF = local tilapia at point <i>F</i>.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Mean FA concentration and standard deviation (SD) of local fish <i>Oreochromis niloticus</i> (tilapia) sampled from retail and wholesale cold stores.</div>

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Table 2: Risk Assessment of Kumasi Metropolis Population in Ghana through Consumption of Fish Contaminated with Formaldehyde 