Lead contamination of ipomea batatas (sweet potato) grown in selected areas of Kampala

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dc.contributor.author Agaba, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned 2021-04-12T09:54:03Z
dc.date.available 2021-04-12T09:54:03Z
dc.date.issued 2021-04-09
dc.description A dissertation submitted to the Department of plant sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology of Makerere University en_US
dc.description.abstract The study investigated the extent contamination of Lead in sweet potato grown in areas within or surrounding Kampala city. The samples collected from the city and/or around it were compared with a control sample from a rural area, and with the WHO/FAO recommended levels for lead concentrations in food. Plant samples were collected from mature plants of harvestable age, and the harvestable parts, (tubers) are what was collected. The samples were well prepared according to a standard procedure, digested and the level of heavy metals determined using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. en_US
dc.identifier.citation Agaba, A. (2021) Lead contamination of ipomea batatas (sweet potato) grown in selected areas of Kampala. (Unpublished undergraduate thesis). Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/10069
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Makerere University en_US
dc.subject Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. en_US
dc.subject Sweet potato contamination en_US
dc.subject Heavy metals (Lead) en_US
dc.title Lead contamination of ipomea batatas (sweet potato) grown in selected areas of Kampala en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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