Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Vegetables Grown in Long Term Sewage Irrigated Soil of Allahabad Region and Its Impact on Human Health

1 Department of Environmental Sciences and NRM, College of Forestry, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad 211 007, (U.P.), INDIA 2 Department of Soil Science, Naini Institute of Agriculture, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Sciences, Allahabad 211 007, (U.P.), INDIA 3 Department of Environmental Science, Mata Sundri College for Women, University of Delhi, Delhi110002, INDIA

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