Tuesday, August 26, 2014

METAL TOXICITY IN CITY VEGETABLES- Pakistan



Vegetables in Peshawar, northern Pakistan are found to be contaminated with nickel, lead, cadmium and chromium with concentrations of 30.14, 27.49, 27.67 and 7.56 mg per kg, respectively which are more than the standard level and pose threat to human health. Farmers are using wastewater for irrigation which makes the soil more fertile but also makes polluted.
August 23

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