HEAVY METALS CONCENTRATION IN VEGETABLES IRRIGATED WITH CONTAMINATED AND FRESH WATER
PUNAM SADANA *
Department of Chemistry, M. S. College, Saharanpur (U. P.), India.
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Abstract
The objective of this research was to analyse the amounts of heavy metals in vegetables such as Pumpkin, Green Peas, Cucumber, Fenugreek leaves, Garlic leaves and Onion leaves that were watered with wastewater from the home. The sampling of vegetables was taken at random from farmlands in the Saharanpur district that were irrigated with domestic effluent. Estimated Health Risk Index and Estimated Daily Intake Metal (EDIM) were determined after the health risk evaluation (EHRI). Adults and children who consume vegetables grown in wastewater-irrigated soils collect considerable amounts of these metals, according to the current study. The values of these metals, however, were lower than the FAO/suggested WHO's maximum tolerable levels (1999).
Keywords: Heavy metals, soils, vegetables, airborne particles, waste water