Occurrence of Heavy Metals Concentration in Grown Food Crops (Manihot esculenta and Colocasia esculenta) around Disused Ogbete Coal Mine in Enugu Metropolis, South Eastern Nigeria

Ogbuene, Emeka Bright; Ezeanata, Chinenye; Ogbuka, Josiah; Achoru, Fred; Alo, Obianuju; Okolo, Obiageli; Ozorme, Vivian

doi:10.17721/fujcV12I1P26-38

Occurrence of Heavy Metals Concentration in Grown Food Crops (Manihot esculenta and Colocasia esculenta) around Disused Ogbete Coal Mine in Enugu Metropolis, South Eastern Nigeria

Тип публікації :

Стаття

Дата випуску :

2024

Автор(и) :

Ogbuene, Emeka Bright

Ezeanata, Chinenye

Ogbuka, Josiah

Achoru, Fred

Alo, Obianuju

Okolo, Obiageli

Ozorme, Vivian

Мова основного тексту :

Англійська

eKNUTSHIR URL :

https://ir.library.knu.ua/handle/15071834/25337

DOI :

10.17721/fujcV12I1P26-38

Журнал :

French-Ukrainian Journal of Chemistry

Том :

12

Випуск :

1

ISSN :

2312-3222

Початкова сторінка :

26

Кінцева сторінка :

38

Цитування :

[APA 7] Ogbuene, E. B., Ezeanata, C., Ogbuka, J., Achoru, F., Alo, O., Okolo, O., & Ozorme, V. (2024). Occurrence of Heavy Metals Concentration in Grown Food Crops (Manihot esculenta and Colocasia esculenta) around Disused Ogbete Coal Mine in Enugu Metropolis, South Eastern Nigeria. French-Ukrainian Journal of Chemistry, 12(1), 26–38. https://doi.org/10.17721/fujcV12I1P26-38

[ДСТУ] Occurrence of Heavy Metals Concentration in Grown Food Crops (Manihot esculenta and Colocasia esculenta) around Disused Ogbete Coal Mine in Enugu Metropolis, South Eastern Nigeria / E. B. Ogbuene et al. French-Ukrainian Journal of Chemistry. 2024. Vol. 12, no. 1. P. 26—38. DOI: 10.17721/fujcV12I1P26-38 (date of access: 18.07.2026).

The major food crops frequently consumed by communities in southeastern Nigeria are Manihot esculenta (cassava) and Colocasia esculenta (cocoyam). The crops are sometimes grown in disused mining sites. The study was carried out in Ogbete disused coal mine area, GRA (government residential area) Enugu, in Enugu State, Nigeria. the study area is located between latitude 6̊ 27̍ N and 35.8704̎ N and longitude7̊ 32̍ E and 56.2164̎ E. This study was conducted to assess the occurrence and concentration of heavy metals in the soil and crop samples. The five heavy metals studied were (Cd, Cr, Zn, Ni and Pb). The samples included twenty-four crops of which eighteen were collected from three sampling locations. The study shows that food grown in the site could pose health risks. The study recommends the ongoing monitoring of heavy metal concentration in the study area.

Ключові слова :

Heavy metal Food crop Disused Coal Mine Manihot esculenta Colocasia esculenta

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