ASSESSMENT OF BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR FOR SELECTED HEAVY METALS IN Talinum triangulare (WATER LEAF) GROWN IN THE VICINITY OF AUTOMOBILE WORKSHOP IN OLUKU, BENIN CITY
Abstract:Sensitive vegetables grown in heavy metals polluted soils tend to accumulate heavy metals which are harmful to the human body even at low concentrations. In this study, the bioconcentration factor (Transfer Factor) was used to assess the accumulation of some heavy metals in Talinum triangulare grown in the vicinity of an automobile workshop in Oluku, Benin City. Physical and chemical parameters found to affect the interactions and mobility of heavy metals in the soil mass were also examined. A pH of 6.17±0.2 w… Show more
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