Heavy metal contamination and health risk assessment in organic and commercially cabbage (Brassica Oleracea) at Cameron Highlands / Nur Ain Nurry

• Main Author: Nurry, Nur Ain
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Physical plant physiology; Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; Metallurgy
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/60938/1/60938.PDF; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/60938/

Introduction: Dietary exposure to heavy metals, namely cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) has been identified as a risk to human health through the consumption of vegetable crops. This study was to determine the level of heavy metals in organic and commercial cabbage (Brassica Oleracea) which inv...