TY  - JOUR
T1  - Assessment of Heavy Metal Content in Some Selected Agricultural Products Planted Along Some Roads in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
AU - , Aremu, M.O. AU - , A. Olonisakin AU - , S.A. Ahmed 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 1
IS  - 3
SP  - 199
EP  - 204
PY  - 2006
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2006.199.204
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2006.199.204
KW  - Agricultural products
KW  -heavy metal content
KW  -atomic absorption spectrophotometer.
AB  - The levels of iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and  ercury (Hg) content were determined in samples of maize, <I>(Zea may</I>s) guinea corn <I>(Sorghum bicolo</I>r), bambara groundnut <I>(Vigna subterranea</I>n) and cowpea <I>(Vigna unguiculat</I>a) obtained in six different locations along some roads within Nasarawa State, Nigeria by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometery in order to assess the effect of accumulation of the metals of interest on crops as a measure of environmental pollution. The mineral mean value for different locations ranged between: Fe (1.6-18.0, 0.75-7.0; 1.0-29.0 and 2.0-20.0), Zn (2.5-3.1; 2.0-10.2. 0 and 1. 0- 4.0), Cu (0.32-0.42; 0.6-2.0; 1.0-7.0 and 0.48-3.5), Mn (0.03-0.56; 0.31-2.0; 0.5-22 and 0.6-4.5), Pb (0.35-1.35; 1.0-2.1; 1.0-44.0 and 3.2-15.1), Cd (0.15-0.22; 0.15-0.9; 1.0-2.0 and 0.5-1.0) and Hg (not available; 0.1-0.3; 1.0-1.2 and 0.2-1.2) mg/100 g samples of maize, guinea corn, bambara groundnut and cowpea, respectively. The results showed that exhaust gas being released from the automobiles can contribute to the level of lead present in crops and the studied crops can contribute significant amount of cadmium toxicity in diet.
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