Heavy metal concentration in irrigation water, soil and dietary risk assessment of Amaranthus viridis grown in peri-urban areas in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

The urban agriculture in developing countries plays a huge important socioeconomic role in confronting the challenge of eradicating hunger, improving food security and the social daily life of the population. However, the quality evaluation of water used for urban agriculture irrigation as well as t...

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Main Authors: Georgette N. Ngweme, Emmanuel K. Atibu, Dhafer Mohammed M. Al Salah, Paola M. Muanamoki, Guillaume M. Kiyombo, Crispin K. Mulaji, Jean-Paul Otamonga, John W. Poté
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-01-01
Series:Watershed Ecology and the Environment
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589471420300024