CONCENTRATION OF LEAD AND CADMIUM IN COMMON VEGETABLES CONSUMED BANGALORE AND THE HEALTH EFFECTS.
Narendra Kumar S
, Lingayya Hiremath
, Praveen Kumar Gupta
, Ajeeth Kumar Srivatsava
, Aishwarya Bhat
, Yashaswini R Bhat
and Srujana S Ramaswamy.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, R V College of Engineering, Bangalore-560059.
- Students, Department of Biotechnology, R V College of Engineering, Bangalore-560059.
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Toxic compounds are immensely dangerous for the human body especially when it enters through the primary food chain directly from the soil to the water and then directly into the vegetables consumed by majority of the residents. Bangalore being one of greatest metropolitan cities in Bangalore is subjected to increase in population , thus increasing the stress and wastage accumulation in its water bodies. These toxic elements present in the waste water are used for irrigation and with a survey done the majority of the vegetables consumed on a weekly basis are capsicum, carrots and lemon. Due to the high absorption capacity of lead and cadmium along with the adverse effects imposed by the metals on human health, the need to understand the toxicity in the food chain of Bangalore is analyzed.
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[Narendra Kumar S, Lingayya Hiremath, Praveen Kumar Gupta, Ajeeth Kumar Srivatsava, Aishwarya Bhat, Yashaswini R Bhat and Srujana S Ramaswamy. (2017); CONCENTRATION OF LEAD AND CADMIUM IN COMMON VEGETABLES CONSUMED BANGALORE AND THE HEALTH EFFECTS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Sep). 979-982] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
Assistant professor Department of Biotechnology R V College of Engineering Bangalore 560059
