Table 2 Comparison of average heavy metals (mg/kg fw) in vegetables with previous studies in Bangladesh.
From: Human health risk assessment of heavy metals in vegetables of Bangladesh
Place of Study | Pb | Cd | Cr | Fe | Ni |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bangladesh (Noakhali) (Present study) | 4.74 | 0.71 | 9.27 | 83.58 | 5.06 |
Bangladesh (Patuakhali)35 | 0.71 | 0.17 | 1.2 | 2.6 | |
Bangladesh (Noakhali)4 | 3.7 | 0.058 | 0.64 | 1.44 | |
Bangladesh (Dhaka)7 | 0.84 | 0.15 | 0.69 | 3.2 | |
Bangladesh (Patuakhali)15 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | |
Bangladesh (Dhaka)34 | 3.9 | 0.62 | 1.7 | 65.95 | 3.0 |
Pakistan (Kasur)36 | 2.7 | 0.51 | 2.48 | 103 | 2.14 |
Pakistan (Lahore)47 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 1.29 | 3.2 |
