A Study of the Uptake of Heavy Metals by Plants near Metal-Scrap Dumpsite in Zaria, Nigeria

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"> </td><td align="center" colspan="6">Correlation coefficient</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left"> </td><td align="center">Cd</td><td align="center">Cu</td><td align="center">Fe</td><td align="center">Pb</td><td align="center">Mn</td><td align="center">Zn</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Soil and plant</td><td align="center">−0.220</td><td align="center">0.965</td><td align="center">0.332</td><td align="center">0.823</td><td align="center">−0.375</td><td align="center">0.985</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="7"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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