Heavy metals content in soils of Peninsular Malaysia grown with cocoa and in cocoa tissues

• Main Authors: Ishak, Che Fauziah, Osman, Rozita, Darus, Siti Zauyah, Abdul Rahim, Anuar, Jusop, Shamshuddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Society of Soil Science 2001
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/49579/1/Heavy%20metals%20content%20in%20soils%20of%20Peninsular%20Malaysia%20grown%20with%20cocoa%20and%20in%20cocoa%20tissues.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/49579/; http://www.msss.com.my/mjss/abs05.htm

In a study of heavy metal distribution in soils grown with cocoa in Peninsular Malaysia, soil samples from 10 soil types were analyzed for Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn, cation exchange capacity (CEC), organic C, pH, electrical conductivity (EC), available P and clay content. The soils developed over interm...