IMPACT OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON CONCENTRATIONS OF SELECTED HEAVY METALS IN CASSAVA TUBERS HARVESTED FROM ROADSIDE IN OWERRI, NIGERIA
Cassava tubers and soil samples on which they were cultivated were collected at 10m, 15m and 20m from two sections of roadsides of Owerri-Aba expressway. Samples from section 1 were analyzed for the presence of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu) and manganese (Mn) while those from section 2 were a...
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| Language: | English |
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Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Food and Environment Safety |
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| Online Access: | http://www.fia.usv.ro/fiajournal/index.php/FENS/article/view/685 |