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 were lo...
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| Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2012-09-01
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| Series: | South African Journal of Science |
| Online Access: | http://www.sajs.co.za/index.php/SAJS/article/view/696 |