Cadmium Content in Soil and Tomato (Lycopersicon Esculentum Miller) Around Industrial Areas of Bangladesh

The levels of cadmium (Cd) in soil and commonly consumed tomato (Lycopersicon csculentum Miller) fruits grown around the industrial areas Dhaka Narsingdi districts Bangladesh were quantified compared with FAO/WHO (2003)safety limits. According to findings, order Cd concentration soils was found Textile > Pharmaceutical Tannary industry. (mg/l) ranged from 0.24 0.91 0.15 0.74, respectively. Except Tannery industry exceeded premise limit proposed by joint FAO/WHO. In all sites, bioconcentration factor (BCF) for this heavy metal tomatoes be below 1, a sign low uptake metals soil. Results suggest that consumption these might cause health risk consumers. J. Bot. 51(4): 729-736, 2022 (December)