Levels and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Soil, Water, and Vegetables of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Table 1

Description of the collected and analyzed vegetable samples.

Common name	Local name	Scientific name	Edible parts
Potato leaves	Matembele	Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.	leaf
African spinach	Mchicha	Amaranthus hybridus L.	leaf
Lady’s finger	Bamia	Abelmoschus esculentus L.	fruit
Brinjal	Bilinganya	Solanum melongena L.	fruit