Survey of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Ni, Cu, AND Zn) in sunflower plants at sibbi in the region of Balochistan

The objective of this study is to determine the level of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Ni, Cu, and Zn) in sunflower collected from Sibbi in the region of Balochistan. The plant samples were taken from the same area and analyzed to assess their heavy metal contamination. It was noted that plant samples of sunflowers were contaminated as irrigated by waste water. The conventional analytical techniques (Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy) were employed to evaluate the quantity of heavy metals samples, compared with the permissible limits for human consumption. (author)