Accepted Manuscript Heavy metals and health risk assessment of arable soils and food crops around Pb- Zn mining localities in Enyigba, southeastern Nigeria Smart C. Obiora, Anthony Chukwu, Theophilus C. Davies PII: S1464-343X(15)30157-6 DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2015.12.025 Reference: AES 2457 To appear in: Journal of African Earth Sciences Received Date: 24 May 2015 Revised Date: 26 December 2015 Accepted Date: 28 December 2015 Please cite this article as: Obiora, S.C., Chukwu, A., Davies, T.C., Heavy metals and health risk assessment of arable soils and food crops around Pb-Zn mining localities in Enyigba, southeastern Nigeria, Journal of African Earth Sciences (2016), doi: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2015.12.025. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.