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Geochemical and Mineralogical Characteristics of Geophagic Materials from Kiambu, Kenya
Gichumbi, J.M. 1, *; Ombaka, O. 1; Gichuki, J.G. 2 (Modern Scientific Press Company, Florida, USA, 2012-09)Geophagia is the deliberate consumption of soil and clay. The practice of geophagia is due to reasons of culture, medicinal, religious and mineral deficiency. Geophagy is widespread among pregnant and ...