Retraction
Health risk assessment of heavy metals via consumption of dietary vegetables using wastewater for irrigation in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Paper Information
Record ID:
45395
Author(s):
Publication Date:
August 11, 2021
Retraction Date:
June 14, 2023
(2.4 years years ago)
Subjects:
Institutions:
- Department of Chemistry, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Department of Biology, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, PR China
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Swabi, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Islamia University, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
- Department of Bioinformatics, Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Department of Forest and Wildlife Management, University of Haripur, Haripur City, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
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PLoS
Open Access:
Yes
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Retraction Details
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Nature of Retraction:
Retraction
Retraction Notice:
10.1371/journal.pone.0287203Citations (26)
26
Total Citations14
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Pre-Retraction1
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Quick Stats
Total Citations:
26
Years Since Retraction:
2.4 years
Open Access:
Yes
Last Checked:
Jul 24, 2025