Health risk assessment and heavy metal bioaccumulation in vegetables irrigated with waste water in Kano State, Nigeria

Intake of vegetables grown in heavy metals contaminated soils is one of the most common food chain routes for exposure of human. For this purpose, this research aimed at evaluating the concentration of heavy metals (cadmium-Cd, lead-Pb and zinc-Zn) in vegetables such as spinach (S), lettuce (L), and...

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Main Authors: M. A. HABU, Usman BAWA, Saheed I. MUSA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society of Land Measurements and Cadastre from Transylvania (SMTCT) 2021-02-01
Series:Notulae Scientia Biologicae
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Online Access:https://www.notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/10890