Research Article
Trace Element Status and Environmental Implications of Soils and Zea mays from Farmed Dumpsites in the Bamenda Metropolis, North-West Cameroon
Table 4
Trace element content in plant.
| Site (sample) | Zn (µg/g) | Cu (µg/g) | Mn (µg/g) | Fe (µg/g) |
| Nkwen (S1) | 50.19 | 2.92 | 58.86 | 3694.29 | Mankon (S2) | 114.40 | 3.42 | 42.48 | 4308.39 | Bamendakwe (S3) | 94.76 | 3.40 | 38.44 | 1817.87 | MAC | 100 | 73 | 500 | 425 |
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MAC = maximum allowable concentration [ 7, 30]. |