African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6855

Full Length Research Paper

Levels of some toxic heavy metals (Cr, Cd and Pb) in selected vegetables and soil around eastern industry zone, central Ethiopia

Dagne Bekele Bahiru
  • Dagne Bekele Bahiru
  • Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia.
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Endale Teju
  • Endale Teju
  • Department, Faculty of Natural and Computational Science, Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia.
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Tesfahun Kebede
  • Tesfahun Kebede
  • Department, Faculty of Natural and Computational Science, Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia.
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Negash Demissie
  • Negash Demissie
  • Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 13 June 2018
  •  Accepted: 13 July 2018
  •  Published: 10 January 2019

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