The PLOS ONE Editors retract this article [1] because it was identified as one of a series of submissions for which we have concerns about authorship, competing interests, and peer review. We regret that the issues were not addressed prior to the article’s publication.
SAltaf, MH, RUS, SAA, and SAlfarraj either did not respond directly or could not be reached. RA, RU, MIU, AR, MJA, and RD did not agree with the retraction.
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Citation: The PLOS ONE Editors (2022) Retraction: Heavy metal accumulation by roadside vegetation and implications for pollution control. PLoS ONE 17(8): e0272410. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272410
Published: August 17, 2022
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