This study investigated the accumulation of heavy metals like As,Pb,and Cd by plants belongs to family Amaranthaceae and soil occurred around the polluted area of Thrissur District. Plants from involved in this studies were Hygrophila angustifolia and Alternanthera tenella,.The concentration of metals in root, shoot and leaf were varies across the plant species and the plant parts. The observed metallic levels in plants were not within the FAO/WHO limit guideline values for heavy metal levels in food. But in soil , heavy metal content was within the permissible limits recommanded by World Health Organization (WHO).
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