Environmental Systems Research

Table 4 Transfer factor of metals into crops

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

Food crops	Cu	Zn	Pb	Cd	Ni	Co
Maize (n = 10)	0.71	1.96	0.03	1.68	0.77	2.48
Passion fruit (n = 10)	0.77	0.51	0.01	0.21	1.44	0.69
Pumpkin (n = 10)	0.38	0.57	0.01	0.88	0.11	0.07
Cassava (n = 20)	1.01	0.54	0.03	1.10	2.21	1.06

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