Low cyanide exposure from consumption of
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Nicholas Mlingi; Maria Abrahamsson; Jonathan Yuen; Mehari Gebre-Medhin; Hans Ros
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The extent of cyanide exposure from cassava consumption was studied in low income suburbs of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Mean cyanogen levels in sun-dried root pieces called makopa was 9.4 (range 0±79) mg HCN equivalents kg À1 dry weight. The mean glucoside and hydrogen cyanide levels were 6.4 and 3.2