Abstract
The aim of the present research was to determine the trace metal accumulations in Brassica
campestris irrigated with three different water regimes (groundwater, canal water, and sugar mill
water). The analysis was conducted by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer to evaluate the
concentration of minerals in the soil and in vegetables. The heavy metals investigated in this study
were Cd, Cu, Cr, Fe, Zn, Ni, and Mn. Trace metal concentrations in soil samples ranged from 0.30
to 0.39, 0.14 to 0.30, 0.25 to 0.39, 1.47 to 3.98, 0.37 to 0.41, 0.8 to 8.78 and 0.36 to 0.36 mg/kg for
Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Zn and Mn, respectively. Among the three treatments, the mean concentrations
of Fe and Zn were higher than other metal accumulations for all treatments. The contents of Cd,
Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Zn and Mn in Brassica campestris ranged from 0.35 to 0.44, 0.32 to 0.89, 0.09 to
0.73, 1.93 to 3.02, 1.11 to 1.82, 0.36 to 0.43 and 0.37 to 0.40 mg/kg, respectively. Statistical
analyses showed that the treatments have a non-significant effect (p>0.05) on concentrations of
metals in Brassica campestris collected from three sites for Cd, Cr, Cu and Mn and significant
effect on Fe, Zn, and Ni.
Ilker Ugulu, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Sidrah Rehman, Kafeel Ahmad, Mudasra Munir, Humayun Bashir, Khalid Nawaz. (2019) Appraisal of Trace Element Accumulation and Human Health Risk from Consuming Field Mustard (Brassica campestris Linn.) Grown on Soil Irrigated with Wastewater, Pakistan Journal of Analytical & Environmental Chemistry, Volume 20, Issue 2.
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