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Table 1 Vegetable samples collected from experimental sites

From: Heavy metals in vegetables: screening health risks involved in cultivation along wastewater drain and irrigating with wastewater

Edible part

Vegetable (common name)

Botanical name

Family

Leaf and stem

Coriander

Coriandrum sativum

Apiaceae

Fenugreek

Trigonella foenum-graecum

Fabaceae

Mint

Mentha spicata

Lamiaceae

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

Amaranthaceae

Fruits

Brinjal

Solanum melongena

Solanaceae

Bottle Gourd

Lagenaria siceraria

Cucurbitaceae

Lady Finger

Abelmoschus esculentus

Malvaceae

Green Chilli

Capsicum annuum

Solanaceae

Tubers

Radish

Raphanus sativus

Brassicaceae

Turnip

Brassica rapa

Brassicaceae

Bulbs

Onion

Allium cepa

Amaryllidaceae

Garlic

Allium sativum

Amaryllidaceae