Comparison of Chemical and Mineralogical Properties of Geophagic Materials from Taita and Mombasa, Kenya
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2012-10
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Geophagy is the deliberate consumption of soil and clay deposits by animals including man. The practice is widespread particularly in pregnant women in Africa. This study of geophagic soil from coast province in Kenya had its primary objectives in analyzi
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Geophagy, geochemical, mineralogy, Pregnancy, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, Xray fluorescence Spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
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Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 3(10):1-7 Follow journal