Monitoring Heavy Metal Contamination in the Pineapple (Ananas comosus) Cultivated tracts of Kerala, India

Agriculture plays an important role in the sustainable development of country. Use chemical fertilizers escalate certain components excess quantity thereby deteriorate productivity and leads to unpredicted outcome. This study makes effort reckon accumulation some selected heavy metals [Lead (Pb), Nickel (Ni) Cadmium(Cd)] related indices [bio concentration factor(BCF) translocation factor (TF)] from roots, leaves fruits pineapple plantations Ernakulam district. Contamination factor(CF), enrichment factor(EF) geo index (Igeo) disclose extent soil contamination cultivated regions Root shoot TF derived for Pb, Ni, Cd were 0.25, 0.733 0.6731. Ni root fruit was 0, 0.5 0.195 respectively. Values obtained BCF plant 0.2013,0.5758 0.3288. In showed values 0.0503, 0.4222 0.2214 by Cd. Pineapple Zero, 0.2879 0.0641 Enrichment areas comes under value 4.2, 3.7 2.8 Furthermore, 9.93, 8.26 6.23, The different pass on that degree pollution with respect Pb (6.621) very strong extremely contaminated, heavily contaminated (5.513) (4.15).