Journal Pre-proof Cocoa-laden cadmium threatens human health and cacao economy: A critical view Naga Raju Maddela, Dhatri Kakarla, Luz Cecilia García, Sagnik Chakraborty, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, Mallavarapu Megharaj PII: S0048-9697(20)31156-6 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137645 Reference: STOTEN 137645 To appear in: Science of the Total Environment Received date: 7 November 2019 Revised date: 10 February 2020 Accepted date: 28 February 2020 Please cite this article as: N.R. Maddela, D. Kakarla, L.C. García, et al., Cocoa-laden cadmium threatens human health and cacao economy: A critical view, Science of the Total Environment (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137645 This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2020 Published by Elsevier.