Bioconcentration of trace metals in the tissues of two leafy vegetables widely consumed in South West Nigeria

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 215-224

  Tyokumbur, Emmanuel Teryila ^a   Okorie, Tonye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Amaranthus caudatus; Bioconcentration; Corchrus olithorus; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; BARIUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; MANGANESE; TRACE METAL; URANIUM; ZINC;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORCHRUS OLITHORUS; CULTIVATED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HARVEST PERIOD; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT TISSUE; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIES COMPARISON; SURFACE SOIL; TILIACEAE;

HUMANS; NIGERIA; PLANT LEAVES; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VEGETABLES;

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 79954577250     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-010-8683-4     Document Type: Article

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