The accumulation of heavy metals in soil and vegetables irrigated with wastewater effluent in the Bauffalo City Region

The present study was conducted to assess selected heavy metal levels (Cu, Fe, Zn, Ni and Pb) in soil and plants that are irrigated by mixed industrial and domestic wastewater in the Buffalo City region. Three types of samples were studied: soil, water and vegetables (spinach and beetroot). Soil ana...

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Main Author: Nzube, Silumko
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d10207673