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→Health effects of Cadmium, Cd
The cadmium storage ability varies greatly in the various parts of plants, namely: the fruit, roots and the leaf as shown by tests conducted on food crops root crops, legumes and vegetables (Wright et al, 2010) (Table 5).
The cadmium storage ability varies greatly in the various parts of plants, namely: the fruit, roots and the leaf as shown by tests conducted on food crops root crops, legumes and vegetables (Wright et al, 2010) (Table 5).
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|+ Table 5: Concentrations of Cadmium in various plant species in Jamaica (Wright et al, 2010).
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! Food Category || Number of Samples || Range (Conc. in mg/kg)
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| Fruit || 18 || 0.005-0.14
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| Legumes || 4 || 0.026-0.132
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| Vegetable: leaf || 12 || 0.02-1.71
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| Vegetable: root || 9 || 0.43-0.94
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| Other Root Crops || 35 || 0.026-1.04
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! Food Category || Types of Samples
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| Fruit || Ackee, banana, breadfruit, corn, cucumber, orange, ortanique, plantain, tomato, pumpkin, squash, sweet pepper, zucchini
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| Legumes || Cow peas, French bean (string bean), gungo peas, red kidney beans
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| Vegetables: leaf || Broccoli, cabbage, callaloo, cauliflower, lettuce, pak choi, thyme
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| Vegetables: root || Beet, carrot, onion, turnip
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| Other root crops || Cassava, coco, dasheen, ginger, potato, sweet potato, yam
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Amongst the above plant species, yam and carrot show the greatest ability to store cadmium. The concentration of cadmium in yam increases as the soil Cd level increases; it, however, decreases at low levels indicating toxicity as shown in [[:File:UNN_Medical_Geology_Fig_9.png|Figure 9]].
Amongst the above plant species, yam and carrot show the greatest ability to store cadmium. The concentration of cadmium in yam increases as the soil Cd level increases; it, however, decreases at low levels indicating toxicity as shown in [[:File:UNN_Medical_Geology_Fig_9.png|Figure 9]].