Table 1.
Mean ± standard error of soil characteristics and pollution load index (PLI) of Pisum sativum grown in the nonpolluted and polluted sites.
Fig 1.
Phytomass and production (kg/acre) of Pisum sativum cultivated in nonpolluted and polluted soils.
** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. The standard errors of the means were indicated by vertical bars.
Fig 2.
Pigment analysis of the leaves of Pisum sativum grown in nonpolluted (Non) and polluted (P) sites.
* p < 0.05. The standard errors of the means were indicated by vertical bars.
Table 2.
Organic and inorganic nutrient and heavy metal concentrations (mean ± standard deviation) in the shoots and roots of Pisum sativum grown in unpolluted and polluted soils.
Table 3.
Heavy metal concentrations (mean ± standard deviation) in the fruits of Pisum sativum grown in nonpolluted and polluted soils.
Difference = ((Cp–Cn)/Cp) × 100, where Cp and Cn are the metal concentrations in the polluted and nonpolluted soils, respectively.
Table 4.
Bioaccumulation (BF) and translocation (TF) factors of heavy metals in Pisum sativum grown in nonpolluted and polluted soils.
Table 5.
Daily intake of metals (mg/kg body weight/day) by adults and children for individual heavy metals in Pisum sativum grown in nonpolluted and polluted soils.
Table 6.
Health risk index (HRI) and oral reference dose (RfD) of heavy metals for adults and children via the intake of heavy metals in Pisum sativum grown in nonpolluted and polluted sites.