Bioaccumulation Factor of Selected Heavy Metals in Zea mays.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health risks arising from heavy metal pollution have attracted global attention. As a result, many studies on the accumulation of heavy metals in soil-plant systems have performed human health risk assessments.

Objectives

We aimed to examine the ability of Zea mays (maize) to accumulate heavy metals and assess the bioaccumulation factor (BAF) by collecting, collating, and analyzing data on heavy metal concentrations in Zea mays.

Methods

This study reviewed the accumulation of five selected heavy metals, cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) in soil and the corresponding BAF of Zea mays grown on those soils using a systematic search of peer-reviewed scientific journals. A total of 27 research works were reviewed after screening 5

SUBMITTER: Aladesanmi OT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6905145 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature