African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0786
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 1126

Full Length Research Paper

A comparison of selected heavy metals in soils mixed with domestic and industrial sludges and assessment of effects of the sludge pollutants on oxidative stress markers of the African kale (Brassica oleracea var acephala) grown using sewage sludge manure

Norah Basopo
  • Norah Basopo
  • Department of Applied Biology and Biochemistry, National University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box AC 939, Ascot, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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Donald Ndebele
  • Donald Ndebele
  • Department of Applied Biology and Biochemistry, National University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box AC 939, Ascot, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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Rumbidzai Trish Chitsa
  • Rumbidzai Trish Chitsa
  • Department of Applied Biology and Biochemistry, National University of Science and Technology, P. O. Box AC 939, Ascot, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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  •  Received: 16 May 2022
  •  Accepted: 18 August 2022
  •  Published: 31 October 2022

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