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02/11/2018 / By Earl Garcia

Green leafy vegetables irrigated with wastewater may contain high levels of toxic heavy metals

A study published in the IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology showed that irrigating agricultural fields and green leafy vegetables with wastewater may result in potentially hazardous buildup of heavy metals including copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn), as well as nickel (Ni), chromium (Cr) and cadmium (Cd). “On the survey of study […]

02/01/2018 / By Earl Garcia

Soils and green leafy vegetables irrigated with wastewater may accumulate heavy metals

A study published in the IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology revealed that agricultural lands and green leafy vegetables that were irrigated with wastewater may accumulate high levels of heavy metals including copper, lead and zinc as well as nickel, chromium and cadmium. As part of research, a team of health experts from India’s premiere […]

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