Heavy Metal Levels of Pasture Grasses in Metropolitan Area

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dc.contributor.authorLuilo, G. B.
dc.contributor.authorOthman, Othman C.
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-06T06:48:21Z
dc.date.available2016-10-06T06:48:21Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed at http://jp4.journaldephysique.org/articles/jp4/abs/2003/05/jp4pr5p0797/jp4pr5p0797.htmlen_US
dc.description.abstractUrban agriculture is becoming an important lucrative activity in Dar es Salaam City even though the city is subject to traffic and industrial pollution pressures. Poor planning has left only limited spaces, particularly road reserves, for cultivation and foraging animals. While there is increasing road traffic no study bas been conducted determine levels of trace metals in pasture grasses. This study, therefore, reports on the levels of cadmium, manganese, lead and zinc of cynodon grasses in road vicinity in the city. Results show that the trace metal levels (ppm $\pm$ SDE) in Cynodon grass species were: Cd (0.24 $\pm$ 0.06-2.58 $\pm$ 0.15), Mn (41.5 $\pm$ 13.6-345.0 $\pm$ 124.3), Pb (1.15 $\pm$ 0.64-25.53 $\pm$ 1.29) and Zn (25.97 $\pm$ 3.69-95.36 $\pm$ 19.61). The mean levels of lead and zinc varied exponentially with distance off the road up to 15 m distance. Lead and zinc levels correlated with average daily traffic in the roads while cadmium and manganese did not. This suggests that lead and zinc in grasses owe their sources from the passing motor vehicles in agreement with other reported studies. It is recommended that pasture grasses in road vicinities must not be used for foraging dairy cattle and goats for public health reasons.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLuilo, G.B. and Othman, O.C., 2003, May. Heavy metal levels of pasture grasses in metropolitan area. In Journal de Physique IV (Proceedings) (Vol. 107, pp. 797-800). EDP sciences.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1051/jp4:20030421
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4405
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEDP sciencesen_US
dc.titleHeavy Metal Levels of Pasture Grasses in Metropolitan Areaen_US
dc.typeConference Proceedingsen_US
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