CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF POLLUTANTS IN LATE SEASON VEGETABLES OF DISTRICT MANSEHRA

The experiment was conducted during 2015-16 to find out the pollutants and heavy metals in off season vegetable crops i.e. Spinach, Coriander, Turnip, Radish, Potato, Chilies, Pea and Kale with the title captioned “Characterization and evaluation of pollutants in off season vegetables of district Mansehra”. Metals pollutants are naturally occurring elements that have a high atomic weight and a density at least 5 times more than that of water. Levels of cobalt, copper, iron, nickel, lead and zinc were dead set in water, vegetable and soils in Mansehra. Most metals Zn, Ni, Co, Cu were within the safe limit according to standard values. Average amount of Zn in soil was 151.06 mg/kg. Likewise in vegetables Fe and Pb were high above the safe limit according to W.H.O/FAO standard and other metals Zn, Ni, Cu their average amount was 2.0 mg/kg, 2 mg/kg, 16.9 mg/kg but the level of Pb 59.9 mg/kg and Fe 229.9 mg/kg in some vegetables in excess amount and above the safe limit.