Table 3.

Comparison of levels of Cd and Pb (μg/g dry mass) in Ethiopian raw tobacco leaves (present study) with literature values (Murty et al. 1986)

Metals	Ethiopia (present study)	India	America	Germany	New Zealand	Canada
Cd	1.20–1.30	0.218–0.494	1.7–2.9	1.07–2.3	0.23–0.56	1.25–7.02
Lead	ND	0.311–0.416	0–200	2.4–4.3	0.48–0.55	0.8–9.15

ND not detected