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

How to cite this article

APA /
Bahiru, D. B., Teju, E., Kebede, T., & Demissie, N. (2019). Levels of some toxic heavy metals (Cr, Cd and Pb) in selected vegetables and soil around eastern industry zone, central Ethiopia. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 14(2), 92-101.
Chicago /
Dagne Bekele Bahiru, Endale Teju, Tesfahun Kebede and Negash Demissie  . "Levels of some toxic heavy metals (Cr, Cd and Pb) in selected vegetables and soil around eastern industry zone, central Ethiopia." African Journal of Agricultural Research 14, no. 2 (2019): 92-101.
MLA /
Dagne Bekele Bahiru, et al. "Levels of some toxic heavy metals (Cr, Cd and Pb) in selected vegetables and soil around eastern industry zone, central Ethiopia." African Journal of Agricultural Research 14.2 (2019): 92-101.