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Table 6 Analysis results of cocoyam samples (CyC - control cocoyam sample)

From: Human health risk assessment of cyanide levels in water and tuber crops from Kenyasi, a mining community in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana

Sample

pH

Cond. (μS/cm)

Moisture content (%)

CN− (mg/kg)

Total CN− (mg/kg)

CyF1(I)

6.64 ± 0.01

112.7 ± 3.24

49.70 ± 0.94

34.56 ± 0.73

47.19 ± 0.85

CyF1(II)

6.52 ± 0.01

64.3 ± 1.14

46.50 ± 0.56

13.44 ± 0.65

33.69 ± 0.72

CyF1(III)

6.59 ± 0.04

81.4 ± 4.20

47.50 ± 0.87

25.38 ± 0.87

48.38 ± 0.40

CyF1(IV)

6.71 ± 0.02

101.3 ± 6.32

44.30 ± 1.50.

18.13 ± 0.53

40.00 ± 0.23

CyF2(I)

6.99 ± 0.02

98.2 ± 6.12

47.10 ± 0.87

12.75 ± 0.24

28.44 ± 0.35

CyF2(II)

6.97 ± 0.01

78.2 ± 3.12

48.40 ± 1.68

11.81 ± 0.41

29.88 ± 0.61

CyF2(III)

7.01 ± 0.04

121.0 ± 4.12

50.20 ± 0.40

4.50 ± 0.03

30.19 ± 0.45

CyF2(IV)

6.88 ± 0.05

34.3 ± 0.07

46.60 ± 0.60

16.25 ± 0.06

25.75 ± 0.74

CyF3(I)

6.59 ± 0.03

64.6 ± 3.00

46.20 ± 1.35

22.63 ± 0.85

36.31 ± 0.12

CyF3(II)

6.66 ± 0.04

77.6 ± 3.40

48.40 ± 1.35

31.38 ± 1.12

59.00 ± 0.57

CyF3(III)

6.50 ± 0.06

59.0 ± 1.40

52.30 ± 0.90

27.75 ± 0.98

43.63 ± 0.37

CyF3(IV)

6.53 ± 0.05

84.2 ± 4.21

47.10 ± 1.42

25.50 ± 0.65

39.44 ± 0.42

CyF4(I)

7.21 ± 0.04

74.1 ± 2.40

45.30 ± 0.65

0.75 ± 0.01

11.13 ± 0.61

CyF4(II)

7.03 ± 0.01

44.9 ± 0.71

56.37 ± 0.74

10.63 ± 0.07

14.63 ± 0.10

CyF4(III)

6.95 ± 0.01

66.5 ± 3.17

43.10 ± 1.70

14.63 ± 0.24

24.63 ± 0.42

CyF4(IV)

6.85 ± 0.03

79.2 ± 3.14

50.10 ± 0.68

13.13 ± 0.45

17.94 ± 0.35

CyF5(I)

6.91 ± 0.01

125.9 ± 6.14

62.00 ± 1.68

6.38 ± 0.03

18.63 ± 0.71

CyF5(II)

6.95 ± 0.04

47.9 ± 2.14

54.90 ± 0.90

6.13 ± 0.03

13.25 ± 0.35

CyF5(III)

6.93 ± 0.06

55.8 ± 2.01

56.70 ± 1.35

6.19 ± 0.03

14.06 ± 0.76

CyF5(IV)

6.89 ± 0.02

49.4 ± 0.45

53.70 ± 0.64

6.88 ± 0.04

16.31 ± 0.45

CyC

6.99 ± 0.04

50.9 ± 1.54

59.10 ± 0.50

0.50 ± 0.01

0.69 ± 0.01

  1. Cond. – conductivity