Comparative study of trace element levels in some local vegetable varieties and irrigation waters from different locations in Ilorin, Nigeria

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-112

  Dosumu, O O ^a   Salami, N ^a   Adekola, F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amaranthus hybridus; Corchorus olitorius mannii; Heavy metals; Irrigation water; Metal accumulation capacity; Trace elements; Vegetables; Water quality

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; TRACE ELEMENT;

AMARANTHUS; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SEASONAL VARIATION; VEGETABLE; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0242299118     PISSN: 10113924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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