Institute of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Research Article
Lead and Zinc Evaluation in Cows Feeding on Forage and Fodder Grown in Soil Contaminated with Waste Water in Sargodha, Pakistan
Author(s): Kafeel Ahmad, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Shamayem Aslam*, Sahar Monsoor, Shahzad Akhtar, Aima Iram Batool, Hafsa Memona, Muhammad Nadeem, Asma Ashfaq and Hazoor Ahmad Shad
Three Tahsil; Jhanwarian, Sahiwal and Silanwaali of district Sargodha, Pakistan were selected for this project. Municipal waste water was used for irrigation to grow forages and fodder. The main target of this study comprises the assessment of Lead and Zinc in fodder and forage crops. Furthermore, the soil in which the forages are grown up was also appraised to acquire pollution load index. The concentration of Lead and Zinc was assessed in cows nurturing on the fodder being irrigated by wastewater. Concentrations of Lead and Zinc in fodder samples were found in the range from 9.50 mg kg-1 to 14.14 mg kg-1 and 16.49 mg kg-1 and 8.60 mg kg-1 respectively. The allowable limit level for Lead in plants is 3.0 ppm while the concentration of Lead in this study were found more than that limit (Allen, 1989). On the other hand, the concentration of Z.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2380-2391.2022.9.383
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