Environmental & Analytical Toxicology

Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Science, Mekelle University, Mekele, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Spectroscopic Determination of Some Major and Trace Elements in Tomato Cultivated in Selected Areas of Tigray: Northern Ethiopia
  Author(s): Shewit Masho*, Mekonen Tirfu, Meressa Abrha and Tekleweyni Assefa
  
  The aim of this study was to determine the concentration of major and trace elements in tomato around selected areas of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. The heavy metal analysis was done using Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (FAAS). The Mean concentration of metals (ppm) recorded for tomato found in the four sites: Shire Fe>Ca>Zn>Mn>K>Mg>Cu>Pb>Ni>Cd>Cr; Adwa Fe>Zn>Ca>Mn>Mg>K>Cu>Pb>Cr>Ni>Cd; Wukro Fe>Ca>Zn>K>Mn>Mg>Pb>Ni = Cu>Cr>Cd; and Alamata Fe>Ca>Zn>Mn>K>Mg>Cu>Ni>Cd>Cr>Pb. In all study areas; higher concentrations of Fe, Ca and Zn were recorded and concentration of Cd and Cr was found lower in the sites. The recorded metal concentration shows that except for Pb and Cd all values were found below the WHO permissible limits. The metal content of soil .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2161-0525.2024.14.756

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