Heavy metal composition of maize and tomato grown on contaminated soils

Heavy metal composition of maize and tomato grown on contaminated soils

The study investigated the level of heavy metal contamination in plants {maize (Zea mays) and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)} from thirty soil samples of three locations (Epe, Igun and Ijana) in the Ilesha gold mining area, Osun State, Nigeria. Total concentrations of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb an...

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Main Authors: Adekiya A.O., Oloruntoba A.P., Ojeniyi S.O., Ewulo B.S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2018-10-01
Series:Open Agriculture
Subjects:
maize
tomato
as
cd
pb
heavy metal
soil
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2018-0046

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