Prosper Ovundah Igwe

Spatial Variation of Heavy Metals Content in Bitter Leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) in Port Harcourt and Human Health Risk Assessment

Donatus Onukwufor Onwuli, Prosper Ovundah Igwe & Davies Gabriel Tamuno-Emine · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2025

Bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina) is a vegetable widely consumed in most tropical African countries including Nigeria. This plant possesses phytochemical compounds known to be biologically active, hence termed a medicinal plant. Depending on the quality of soil where it is cultiv...