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Table 3 National and international maximum permissible limits of heavy metals for soil and fodder

From: Heavy metals bioaccumulation in Berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum) cultivated in areas under intensive agriculture, Punjab, India

 

Chromium (mg/kg)

Copper (mg/kg)

Cadmium (mg/kg)

Cobalt (mg/kg)

Lead (mg/kg)

Maximum permissible limits for soil

Indian (Awashthi 2000)*

–

135–270

3–6

–

250–500

European Union (2002)

150

140

3.0

–

300

Maximum permissible limits for fodder

CERSPC (2009)

10.0

–

0.5

–

5.0

  1. * Prevention of Food Adulteration Act No. 37 of 1954. Central and State Rules as Amended for 1999 (Sharma et al. 2006; Singh et al. 2010)
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