Heavy metal contamination in vegetables cultivated on a major Urban wetland inlet drainage system of Lake Victoria, Uganda

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 333-348

  Mbabazi, Jolocam ^a   Wasswa, J ^a   Kwetegyeka, J ^b   Bakyaita, G K ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Drainage system; Heavy metal pollution; Kampala; Lake Victoria; Urban wetland; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SITES; DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; FOOD CROPS; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METAL CONTENTS; HEAVY METAL LEVELS; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; KAMPALA; LAKE VICTORIA; WET ACID DIGESTION; WETLAND DRAINAGE; WETLAND INLETS; WETLAND SOILS;

CADMIUM; DRAINAGE; HEALTH RISKS; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; POLLUTION CONTROL; VEGETABLES; WETLANDS; ZINC;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

EID: 77954104083     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207231003612613     Document Type: Article

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