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...
Main Authors: | Adekiya A.O., Oloruntoba A.P., Ojeniyi S.O., Ewulo B.S. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2018-10-01
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Series: | Open Agriculture |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2018-0046 |
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