ACCUMULATION OF SELECTED HEAVY METALS IN CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta) CULTIVATED AT VARIOUS SITES IRRIGATED WITH TEXTILE EFFLUENT
1 Department of Biological Sciences, Nigerian Police Academy Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria
2 Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Federal University, Gashua, Yobe State , Nigeria
* Corresponding author: isahb111@yahoo.com
2 Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Federal University, Gashua, Yobe State , Nigeria
* Corresponding author: isahb111@yahoo.com
Abstract
This study evaluates heavy metal accumulation in cassava (Manihot esculenta) grown on the soils irrigated with textile effluent. Root samples were collected from effluent-affected and control fields. Samples were digested and analyzed via AAS/ICP-OES to quantify lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd),chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu). The results revealed that effluent-irrigated sites accumulated significantly higher concentrations of lead (Pb,9.1μg/kg) compared to the control. Cadmium (Cd) levels were extremely elevated (29.4 μg/kg), exceeding those of the control by more than tenfold. Chromium (Cr) concentrations were slightly higher (66.9 μg/kg), while zinc (Zn, 50.3 μg/kg) and copper (Cu, 21.4 μg/kg) showed moderate increases relative to the control.
Keywords
Cassava
Control
Effluent
Heavy metals and Textile
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How to Cite
B.I., I., & G., A. (2025). ACCUMULATION OF SELECTED HEAVY METALS IN CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta) CULTIVATED AT VARIOUS SITES IRRIGATED WITH TEXTILE EFFLUENT. Gashua Journal of Irrigation and Desertification Studies, 3(1), 123-129. https://doi.org/10.67390/gjids.2025.b0a9tjcq
I. B.I., and A. G., "ACCUMULATION OF SELECTED HEAVY METALS IN CASSAVA (Manihot esculenta) CULTIVATED AT VARIOUS SITES IRRIGATED WITH TEXTILE EFFLUENT," Gashua Journal of Irrigation and Desertification Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 123-129, November 2025. doi: 10.67390/gjids.2025.b0a9tjcq
