摘要：Assessment of heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Cd, Cr, and Pb) content of fluted pumpkin leaves ( Telfairia occidentalis ) cultivated along the bank of river Benue at Makurdi, Central Nigeria was done using atomic absorption spectrophotometery (AAS). The concentration of these metals was also determined in the soil and river Benue water samples. The results show the mean concentration of heavy metals in T. occidentalis leaves samples as: Fe (54.7±21.9 mg/kg), Mn (278± 156 mg/kg), Zn (50.4± 9.2 mg/kg), Cu (5.03± 1.1 mg/kg), Cd (0.760± 0.2 mg/kg), Cr (3.78± 2.9 mg/kg) and Pb (44.05± 22.6 mg/kg). The load of heavy metals in fluted pumpkin leaves' samples increased in the order Cd
关键词：Atomic absorption spectrophotometry; Fluted pumpkin ( Telfairia occidentalis ); Heavy metals; River Benue
