Ethanol and Metalic Contents of Locally Brewed Alcohol in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.55677/IJCSMR/V2I12-03/2022Keywords:
.Abstract
Alcohol has been in existence for aeons of ages ago. Different regions and tribes globally have unique ways of preparing beverages and fermenting same. Alcohol is available in our environment in forms like Beer, Wine, Spirits, Palm wine, Burukutu, Pito, Ogogoro, and Goskolo (described by many as a concoction of unimaginable substances)
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