IMPACT OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON CONCENTRATIONS OF SELECTED HEAVY METALS IN CASSAVA TUBERS HARVESTED FROM ROADSIDE IN OWERRI, NIGERIA

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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Main Authors: Henry Uzoma ANUFORO, Campbell Onyeka AKUJOBI, Ethelbert Uchechukwu EZEJI, Confidence Chiamaka OKEHI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava 2019-12-01
Series:Food and Environment Safety
Subjects:
vehicular traffic
heavy metals
cassava tubers
food safety
roadsides
Online Access:http://www.fia.usv.ro/fiajournal/index.php/FENS/article/view/685

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