Evaluation of Potential Toxic Metals Accumulation in Wheat Irrigated with Wastewater

• Published in: Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology Vol. 102; no. 6; pp. 822 - 828
• Main Authors: Ahmad, Kafeel, Wajid, Kinza, Khan, Zafar Iqbal, Ugulu, Ilker, Memoona, Hafsa, Sana, Madiha, Nawaz, Khalid, Malik, Ifra Saleem, Bashir, Humayun, Sher, Muhammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic Pollution; Atomic absorption analysis; atomic absorption spectrometry; Bioaccumulation; bioaccumulation factor; Biological magnification; CADMIUM; Chromium; cobalt; Contamination; Copper; Earth and Environmental Science; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental monitoring; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Food and Agriculture Organization; Grain; Heavy metals; iron; Lead; MANGANESE; Metal concentrations; Metals; MONITORING; Nickel; POLLUTION; Pollution index; Pollution load; Soil chemistry; Soil contamination; Soil pH; Soil pollution; Soil Science & Conservation; Soil water; SOILS; Spectral analysis; TOXICITY; WASTE WATER; Waste Water Technology; Wastewater; wastewater irrigation; Water Management; Water pollution; Water Pollution Control; WHEAT; World Health Organization; zinc; Bioconcentration factor; Wastewater; Potential toxic metal; Permissible limit; Triticum aestivum

The present study was carried out to ascertain the level of various metals in wheat variety (Chagi–4) irrigated with diverse doses of wastewater. The concentration of metals in soil, water and wheat grain samples was examined through an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. In wheat grains, the mean...