Ecological and potential health risk assessment of heavy metals in soils and food crops grown in abandoned urban open waste dumpsite

[1] Ahmed G(2009)Distribution of trace metal pollutants in surface water system connected to effluent disposal points of Dhaka export processing zone (DEPZ), Bangladesh: a statistical approach J Nat Sci Sustainable Technol 3 293-304

[2] Uddin MK(2014)Assessment of some heavy metals in facial cosmetic products J Chem Pharm Res 6 561-564

[3] Khan GM(2009)Some Physico-chemical and heavy metal levels in soils of waste dumpsites in Port Harcourt municipality and environs J Appl Sci Environ Manage 13 65-70

[4] Rahman MS(2005)Characteristics of soil and crops uptake of metal in municipal waste dumpsites in Nigeria J Hum Ecol 17 167-171

[5] Chowdhury DA(2012)Risk assessment of heavy metal toxicity through edible vegetables from industrial area of Chhattisgarh Int J Res Environ Sci Technol 2 124-127

[6] Ekere NR(2012)Heavy metals in vegetables and potential risk for humanhealth Agric. 69 54-60

[7] Oparanozie TI(1980)An ecological risk index for aquatic pollution control—a sediment ecological approach Water Res 14 975-1001

[8] Ogbuefi-Chima FI(2008)Assessment of heavy metal enrichment factors and the degree of contamination in marine sediments from Tamaki estuary, Auckland New Zealand Environmental Monitoring Assessment 136 227-238

[9] Ihedioha JN(1980)Problems in assessment of heavy metals in the estuaries and the formation of pollution index Helgoland Marine Res 33 566-575

[10] Ayogu JI(1969)Index of geoaccumulation in sediments of the Rhine River Geojournal 2 108-118

[1] Ahmed G(2009)Distribution of trace metal pollutants in surface water system connected to effluent disposal points of Dhaka export processing zone (DEPZ), Bangladesh: a statistical approach J Nat Sci Sustainable Technol 3 293-304

[2] Uddin MK(2014)Assessment of some heavy metals in facial cosmetic products J Chem Pharm Res 6 561-564

[3] Khan GM(2009)Some Physico-chemical and heavy metal levels in soils of waste dumpsites in Port Harcourt municipality and environs J Appl Sci Environ Manage 13 65-70

[4] Rahman MS(2005)Characteristics of soil and crops uptake of metal in municipal waste dumpsites in Nigeria J Hum Ecol 17 167-171

[5] Chowdhury DA(2012)Risk assessment of heavy metal toxicity through edible vegetables from industrial area of Chhattisgarh Int J Res Environ Sci Technol 2 124-127

[6] Ekere NR(2012)Heavy metals in vegetables and potential risk for humanhealth Agric. 69 54-60

[7] Oparanozie TI(1980)An ecological risk index for aquatic pollution control—a sediment ecological approach Water Res 14 975-1001

[8] Ogbuefi-Chima FI(2008)Assessment of heavy metal enrichment factors and the degree of contamination in marine sediments from Tamaki estuary, Auckland New Zealand Environmental Monitoring Assessment 136 227-238

[9] Ihedioha JN(1980)Problems in assessment of heavy metals in the estuaries and the formation of pollution index Helgoland Marine Res 33 566-575

[10] Ayogu JI(1969)Index of geoaccumulation in sediments of the Rhine River Geojournal 2 108-118