Fig 1.
Location map of the study area (drawn by ArcGIS 10.3 software).
Table 1.
Parameters and variables used in the calculation of EDI, THQ and TCR.
Table 2.
Selected physicochemical properties of soils samples from farmlands around Mojo area in central Ethiopia.
Table 3.
Levels of heavy metals (mg/kg) in soil samples collected from Mojo area farmlands in central Ethiopia.
Table 4.
Levels of heavy metals (mg/kg dry weight) in tomato and cabbage samples cultivated around Mojo area farmlands in central Ethiopia.
Table 5.
Bioconcentration factor (BFC) of heavy metals analyzed for cabbage and tomato samples.
Table 6.
Estimated daily intake (mg/day/kg body weight) of toxic metals for adult population due to the consumption of contaminated vegetables in Mojo area, central Ethiopia.
Table 7.
THQ to heavy metals due to the consumption of contaminated vegetables (tomato and cabbage) for adults in Mojo area, central Ethiopia.
Fig 2.
The average contribution of heavy metals to the HI due to the consumption of tomato (a) and cabbage (b).
Fig 3.
Percentage contribution of each metals to the total HI.