1. Ahmad K, Khan ZI, Ashfaq A, Ashraf M, Yasmin S (2014) Assessment of heavy metal and metalloid levels in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) grown in wastewater irrigated agricultural soil of Sargodha, Pakistan. Pak J Bot 46(5):1805–1810
2. Ahmad K, Nawaz K, Khan ZI, Nadeem M, Wajid K et al (2018a) Effect of diverse regimes of irrigation on metals accumulation in wheat crop: an assessment-dire need of the day. Fresenius Environ Bull 27(2):846–855
3. Ahmad K, Ashfaq A, Khan ZI, Bashir H, Sohail M, Mehmood N, Dogan Y (2018b) Metal accumulation in Raphanus sativus and Brassica rapa: an assessment of potential health risk for inhabitants in Punjab, Pakistan. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25(8):16676–16685.
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5. Ashfaq A, Khan ZI, Bibi Z, Ahmad K, Ashraf M, Mustafa I, Akram NA, Perveen R, Yasmeen S (2015) Heavy metals uptake by Cucurbita maxima grown in soil contaminated with sewage water and its human health implications in peri-urban areas of Sargodha city. Pak J Zool 47(4):1051–1058