Vegetables (Beta vulgaris L., Abelmoschus esculentus L. and Brassica oleracea L.) from the production and market sites of India were tested for Cu, Cd, Zn and Pb. At market sites, the mean concentration of Cu in cauliflower, and of Zn and Cd in both palak and cauliflower had exceeded the PFA standard. Zn at the production sites also exceeded the PFA standard in cauliflower.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/heavy-metals-vegetables-collected-production-and-market-sites-tropical-urban-area
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rajesh-kumar-sharma
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/madhoolika-agrawal
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/fiona-m-marshall
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/food-and-chemical-toxicology
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicular-pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vegetables
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-contamination
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heavy-metals
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-habitat
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides-and-toxins
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/varanasi-d
