Heavy metal content in soil and medicinal plants in high traffic Urban area

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 618-624

  Princewill Ogbonna, Ijeoma L ^a   Ogbonna, Princewill C ^a  

^a MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Heavv metals; Medicinal plants; Soil; Traffic area

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LEAD; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXHAUST GAS; GUAVA; MAGNIFERA INDICA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; OCCIMUM GRATISSIMUM; PAPAYA; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL INFILTRATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SWEET ORANGE; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; VEMONIA AMYGDALINA;

PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 80053060181     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2011.618.624     Document Type: Article

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