ABSTRACT This study assessed the concentration of heavy metals in irrigated Amaranthus and Capsicum crops grown with effluent water from the Idu Industrial Area of the FCT. Samples of effluent water were collected from three different industries (Afrifab Steel Limited, National Institutes for Pharmaceutical Research (NIPRD), and Salco), while soils as well as the root, shoot, and edible parts (leaf and chili) of Amaranthus and Capsicum crops grown in effluent water-irrigated crops were collec...
