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Table 3 Heavy metal content (mg/kg) of food crop of farmland

From: Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in soil and selected food crops cultivated in Kogi State, north central Nigeria

Crops

Values

Cd

Co

Cu

Ni

Pb

Zn

Pumpkin

Range

0.12–2.17

0.01–3.17

1.36–2.60

0.06–5.54

0.07–0.27

1.81–20.9

Mean + SD

0.41 ± 0.42

0.47 ± 0.82

1.76 ± 0.19

1.1 ± 1.2

0.15 ± 0.05

12.8 ± 6.1

Maize

Range

0.15–0.30

0.02–0.55

1.61–2.88

2.9–46.2

0.16–0.75

30.6–40.4

Mean + SD

0.19 ± 0.03

0.12 ± 0.13

2.43 ± 0.29

25 ± 10

0.42 ± 0.22

33.1 ± 2.4

Passion fruit

Range

0.09–0.28

0.01–0.02

7.23–9.80

8.04–30.6

0.04–0.13

6.63–19.7

Mean + SD

0.15 ± 0.05

0.02 ± 0.01

8.13 ± 0.29

14.7 ± 6.2

0.29 ± 0.17

12.2 ± 3.1

Cassava

Range

0.01–0.29

0.01–0.05

0.60–4.61

5.32–47.3

0.03–0.31

3.08–29.3

Mean + SD

0.13 ± 0.01

0.20 ± 0.05

2.44 ± 0.17

34 ± 19

0.10 ± 0.01

14.7 ± 1.7

Sugar cane

Range

0.11–0.27

0.01–0.03

2.41–3.65

10.5–20.4

0.04–0.32

11.9–19.0

Mean + SD

0.14 ± 0.04

0.02 ± 0.01

2.88 ± 0.23

14.2 ± 2.3

0.20 ± 0.12

16.5 ± 0.8

Standard limit

 

0.1–0.2ab

0.01a

20ab

10b

9b, 0.3ac

100ab

  1. aFAO/WHO (2011)
  2. bSEPA (2005)
  3. cEEC (1977)