HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION OF VEGETABLES PLANTED IN LAGOS SOILS AND THEIR POTENTIAL POLLUTION RISKS

HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION OF VEGETABLES PLANTED IN LAGOS SOILS AND THEIR POTENTIAL POLLUTION RISKS

Vegetables can play an important part in alleviating hunger and malnutrition in Nigeria, because they are among the basic requirements of balancing our diet. They have adequate nutritious supply and with characteristic taste. However, vegetable could serve as a source of toxic metals in human especi...

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Main Authors:	ALANI , R.A., NWUDE , D., ABATI , A., AKINRINADE, O.E.
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	The Faculty of Agriculture Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. 2020
Online Access:	https://ija.oauife.edu.ng/index.php/ija/article/view/580
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