Assessment of Heavy Metal Uptake in Edible Vegetable Crops in Aba Urban Farms, Nigeria

Okoro Enyinnaya Okoro; Iwueke Nyainbau Tarinabo

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Assessment of Heavy Metal Uptake in Edible Vegetable Crops in Aba Urban Farms, Nigeria

Okoro Enyinnaya Okoro, Iwueke Nyainbau Tarinabo

Published in International Journal of Energy and Environmental Science (Volume 2, Issue 5)

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This study evaluates the uptake of Cadmium, Nickel and Lead in vegetables: Telfairia occidentalis (fluted pumpkin), Cucurbita maxima (pumpkin) and Solanum melongena (garden egg), planted in farms close to waste dumpsite. Three vegetables gardens were selected from Emelogu, Abayi and Umuogele in Aba, Abia State. The result from the soil in Emelogu shows Lead (Pb) 67 mg/kg, Nickel (Ni) 33 mg/kg, Cadmium (Cd) 20 mg/kg, from Abayi Pb 0.64 mg/kg Cd 2.43mg/kg Ni 0.29mg/kg, from Umuogele Pb 0.49mg/kg, Cd 0.25mg/kg, Ni 0.24mg/kg. The results of the uptake of these heavy metals by vegetables crop from Emelogu show: (Telfairia occidentalis) Pb 0.09mg/kg, Cd 0.15mg/kg, Ni 0.001mg/kg, (Solanum melongena) Pb 0.01mg/kg, Cd 0.29mg/kg, Ni 0.001mg/kg. from Abayi (Telfairia occidentalis) Pb 0.02mg/kg, Ni 0.17mg/kg, Cd 0.02mg/kg, (Solanum melongena) Pb 0.03mg/kg, Ni 0.49mg/kg, Cd 0.05mg/kg, (Cucurbita maxima) Pb 0.00mg/kg, Ni 0.40mg/kg, and Cd 0.04mg/kg. From the result it can be deduced that the uptake of heavy metal follows in this trend Ni>Cd>Pb, and Solanum melongena>Cucurbita maxima>Telfairia occidentalis. It was observed that values of Cadmium were above the recommended value by EU standard while Pb was within the recommended value. Therefore leafy vegetables cultivated in farms close to waste dumpsite take up heavy metals within their edible parts and should not be consumed because of health implication of heavy metals.

Published in	International Journal of Energy and Environmental Science (Volume 2, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijees.20170205.11
Page(s)	89-94
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Heavy Metals, Leafy Vegetables, Urban Farm, Aba, Abayi

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Okoro Enyinnaya Okoro; Iwueke Nyainbau Tarinabo. Assessment of Heavy Metal Uptake in Edible Vegetable Crops in Aba Urban Farms, Nigeria. Int. J. Energy Environ. Sci. 2017, 2(5), 89-94. doi: 10.11648/j.ijees.20170205.11

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Department of Geography and Meteorology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
Iwueke Nyainbau Tarinabo

Department of Geography and Meteorology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria

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AU  - Okoro Enyinnaya Okoro
AU  - Iwueke Nyainbau Tarinabo
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JO  - International Journal of Energy and Environmental Science
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