Toxic metal levels in food crops grown from dump-sites around Gulu Municipality, Northern Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorTwinamatsiko, Richard
dc.contributor.authorMbabazi, Jolocam
dc.contributor.authorTwinomuhwezi, Hannington
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-14T11:53:19Z
dc.date.available2019-02-14T11:53:19Z
dc.date.issued2016-07
dc.descriptionRichard Twinamatsiko Department of Physical sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Kampala International University, Kampala, Ugandaen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated heavy metal (Cu, Zn, Pb, and Cd) contamination levels of soils and crops. Soil and plant samples were collected from farms around the dump sites in Gulu Township Pece wet land and other samples from Katikamwe wet land in Bushenyi which served as a control site. The samples from both sites were well prepared, digested and the level of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn) determined using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The results showed that metal levels of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) in Pece wet land were significantly higher than those in similar food crops from rural control sites with the exception of zinc in cocoyam. Despite the higher values of these metals than those of the control sites, its only lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) that exceeded the World Health Organization (WHO) maximum permissible levels. It was also observed that heavy metal uptake depend on plant species and soil quality.en_US
dc.identifier.issnISSN: 2415-6566
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/1573
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Social Science and Technologyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;Vol. 1 No. 1; July 2016
dc.subjectTrace metal pollutionen_US
dc.subjectFood cropsen_US
dc.subjectGulu Municipalityen_US
dc.titleToxic metal levels in food crops grown from dump-sites around Gulu Municipality, Northern Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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