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Table 1.2.8 The Summary of Concentrations of Cd, Cr, Cu and Pb <strong>in</strong> Selected Vegetable Samples (mg/kg Dry Weight) (Samples Were Collected from 8<br />

Markets Inside the Metropolitan City of Dhaka from Sept. '99 to Dec. '99)<br />

Sample Scientific Name Parts<br />

Cd Cr Cu Pb<br />

M<strong>in</strong> Max Avg M<strong>in</strong> Max Avg M<strong>in</strong> Max Avg M<strong>in</strong> Max Avg<br />

Puishak Basella alba Stem 0.575 5.253 1.528 1.014 5.590 2.387 11.654 60.535 28.857 6.002 27.491 14.273<br />

Root 0.375 6.834 1.583 0.742 2.739 1.604 14.457 52.464 26.898 3.046 15.979 9.132<br />

Lalshak Amaranthus Stem 0.433 2.787 1.217 1.096 3.527 2.415 10.243 78.032 43.764 5.162 43.565 22.632<br />

Gangeticus Root _ 2.634 0.990 1.115 9.280 3.644 13.279 86.569 33.743 5.796 50.488 23.588<br />

Radish Raphanus sativus Stem 0.387 2.655 1.170 0.669 5.112 2.525 14.135 56.411 27.259 7.278 38.972 20.429<br />

Root 0.267 5.160 1.035 0.487 8.161 2.039 8.384 48.709 22.591 3.603 31.041 16.317<br />

Dhania Coriandrum sativum Stem 0.195 1.959 0.848 _ 3.469 1.945 18.987 77.575 36.747 2.196 28.743 13.635<br />

Root 0.195 2.322 0.912 2.805 6.347 4.536 25.838 75.190 46.444 5.939 47.004 18.067<br />

Palangshak Sp<strong>in</strong>cea oleracea Stem 0.663 1.908 1.248 1.186 3.362 2.275 21.112 63.010 38.104 12.766 41.141 23.979<br />

Root 0.451 1.403 0982 2.032 78.500 18.862 22.076 360.08 99.218 12.382 93.205 35.029<br />

Potato Solanum tuberosum Total 0.244 0.938 0.518 _ 2.097 0.811 7.892 59.287 20.271 1.417 29.110 12.800<br />

Onion Allium cepa Total 0.304 0.619 0.443 _ 2.550 1.193 11.234 62.283 22.224 3.039 29.863 12.307<br />

G<strong>in</strong>ger Z<strong>in</strong>giber offic<strong>in</strong>ale Total 0.341 1.510 0.613 0.849 4.422 2.519 12.077 54.666 23.803 2.439 43.315 16.739<br />

Cabbage Brassica capitata Total 0.575 1.194 0.811 0.872 2.35 1.581 7.767 22.141 13.233 9.548 30.618 20.851<br />

Kochumukhi Colocasia esculenta Total 0.305 0.542 0.423 1.576 2.557 2.067 17.332 28.434 22.883 8.605 8.645 8.625<br />

Source : Hossa<strong>in</strong> and Badruzzaman (2000)<br />

Note : Cd : Cadmium<br />

Cr : Chromium<br />

Cu : Copper<br />

Pb : Lead<br />

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