Heavy metal contamination of vegetables cultivated in home gardens in the Eastern Cape

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 108, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages

  Bvenura, Callistus ^a   Afolayan, Anthony Jide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; CULTIVATION; FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION; HEALTH RISK; HOME GARDEN; LEAD; MANGANESE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECTROMETRY; VEGETABLE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZINC;

EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84867301532     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajs.v108i9/10.696     Document Type: Article

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