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Assessment of some heavy metals in selected cosmetics commonly used in Bangladesh and human health risk
Author Affiliations
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Gono University, Jahangirnagar University, Gazipur Agricultural University
Published InJournal of Analytical Science & Technology
Year2019
Citations117
Abstract
In Bangladesh, use of beauty cream is very much popular and a common daily task for the people. The current study is focusing on the assessment of some toxic heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, chromium, and mercury contamination in some beauty creams commonly used by Bangladeshi people. The results indicate that the concentrations of lead, cadmium, and chromium exceed the maximum allowable concentrations, whereas mercury is found below the acceptable limit set by WHO/EU. However, according to Health Canada, the concentrations of cadmium and chromium for all the selected samples (except cadmium in sample coded A) was within the permissible limit. Health risks associated with these metal intakes via dermal exposure route are evaluated in terms of chronic daily…
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