Heavy metal contamination of vegetables cultivated in home gardens in the Eastern Cape

The accumulation of some essential (copper, manganese and zinc) and toxic metals (lead and cadmium) in cultivated vegetables – Brassica oleracea (cabbage), Daucus carota (carrot), Allium cepa (onion), Spinacia oleracea(spinach) and Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) – was examined. The vegetables wer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Callistus Bvenura, Anthony Afolayan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2012-09-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
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Online Access:https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/9630