| Four heavy metales, Cd, Cu, pb, Zn were determined in vegetables samples (Okra, eggplant, Cucumber, Green bean and pepper) in south of Basrah( Al-Sarra , Mhejran , Yousfan, Hamdan, Mhella ) using atomic absorption spectrophotometey. The result showed high concentration in vegetables samples. The levels range of Cd (0.18-0.68), Cu (7.37-13.3), pb (2.31-4.48), Zn (8.59-14.2) mg/kg dry weight. Bioconcentration factors (BCF values) were calculated, they were (0.48, 0.60, 0.15, 0.58) for Cd, Cu, pb, Zn respectively. |