Aflatoxin contamination of groundnut and maize in Zambia: observed and potential concentrations

The aims of the study were to quantify aflatoxins, the potent carcinogens associated with stunting and immune suppression, in maize and groundnut across Zambia's three agroecologies and to determine the vulnerability to aflatoxin increases after purchase.

• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Journal of Applied Microbiology

• Publication date

  2017-05-14

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1111/jam.13448PMID 28301710PMCID 5518274
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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