Retraction notice to “Biotransfer of heavy metals along the soil-plant-edible insect-human food chain in Africa” [Sci. Total Environ. 881(2023) 163150] (Science of the Total Environment (2023) 881, (S0048969723017692), (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163150))

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Science of the Total Environment

Name of Author

Susan Mwelwa, Copperbelt University
Donald Chungu, Cavendish University
Frank Tailoka, Mukuba University
Dennis Beesigamukama, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
Chrysantus Tanga, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology NairobiFollow

Publication Date

3-1-2025

Abstract

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editors. Concerns were raised regarding the unrealistic concentrations mentioned throughout the article. The corresponding author was contacted for comment about these concerns but was unable to provide a suitable explanation. The Editors have therefore lost confidence in the reliability of the findings presented in this article as a whole.

PubMed ID

39952800

Recommended Citation

Mwelwa, S., Chungu, D., Tailoka, F., Beesigamukama, D., & Tanga, C. (2025). Retraction notice to “Biotransfer of heavy metals along the soil-plant-edible insect-human food chain in Africa” [Sci. Total Environ. 881(2023) 163150] (Science of the Total Environment (2023) 881, (S0048969723017692), (10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163150)). Science of the Total Environment, 967 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178757