Background For develo** countries such as Ethiopia, coffee is a commodity of great
economic, social, and environmental importance. No detailed investigations have been …

The current study was carried out to assess the risk to human health by toxic and essential
elements through the intake of potatoes cultured in Lorestan Province, Iran. In so doing, a …

The concentration of cobalt was determined in wastewater, soil and vegetable (carrot,
lettuce, onion, spinach, cabbage, tomato and okra) samples collected on seasonal basis …

This study is based on agricultural soil samples which are collected along three traverses (A,
B, C), near the gypsum quarries located near the village of Bajwan north of Kirkuk city, to …

This study was aimed to investigate pesticides bioaccumulation and their soil pollutant
effect. The experiment was included sixteen active greenhouses in Erbil plane, and …

Dams have been considered as uncontaminated but this water source is under threat from
pollution as a result of human life style manifested by the low level of hygiene practised by …

Concentrations of seven metals (Cd, Cr, Mn, Ni, Pb, V, and Zn) were determined in 14 plant
species including vegetables and crops from an agricultural area located at the Southern …

Objectives: Onion and potato (Allium cepa and Solanum tuberosum) are most commonly
used vegetables in Pakistan. Different samples of local variety of onion and potato were …

Industrial effluents cause contamination of water resources especially when it is discharged
untreated in waterways. This study was conducted to measure the concentration of different …

This study aimed at determining the levels of heavy metals; cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg),
arsenic (As) and lead (Pb) in whole cabbage and sections (outer, mid and inner) and soil …