Assessment of Heavy Metals in NPK-Treated and Untreated Sugarcane Juice Cultivated in Papalanto, Ogun State, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS) | Volume V, Issue III, February 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186

 Assessment of Heavy Metals in NPK-Treated and Untreated Sugarcane Juice Cultivated in Papalanto, Ogun State, Nigeria

Afolayan Olubisola Arike1, Olanrewaju Mary Anuoluwapo1, Kayode Omowumi Titilola2 and Kayode Azeez Abideen Abolanle3*
1Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, P.M.B 50, Ilaro, Ogun State, Nigeria
2Department of Biochemistry, Landmark University, P.M.B 1001, Omu Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria
3Phytomedicine Research, Drug Discovery and Development Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Benjamin S. Carson (Snr) School of Medicine, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State Nigeria
*Corresponding author

Abstract:- There is a lot of public health concern about food contaminated with heavy metals. Most of human exposure to harmful heavy metals is via intake of contaminated food.In this research work, the NPK-treated (fertilizers added) and untreated (no fertilizers added) sugarcane samples were collected from major farms in Papalanto, Ogun State, Nigeria. The result clearly shows that both samples contain some heavy metals such as lead, copper and cobalt. The levels of lead and copper were higher in the NPK-treated sugar cane while cobalt level was higher in the untreated sugar cane.
Keywords: Sugar cane,heavy metals, lead, copper, cobalt
Abbreviations: NPK- N=Nitrogen, P=Phosphorus, K=Potassium

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