influenแ by emerging industry. Vegetables and their corresponding soil samples were collected and analyzed for heavy metals contents from six random sites. According to the results, the potential health risks frommetalstothe local communities were assessed byfollowing the methodologydescribed bythe US-EPA. In general, the total non-carcinogenic risks were shown to be less than the limits set by the USEPA.However,thepotentialriskofdevelopingcarcinogenicityinhumansoveralifetimeofexposurecould beincreasedthroughthedietaryintakeofCd,CrandNi.Insomecases,Pbwasalsomarginallyhigherthan thesafelevel.Itwasconcludedthatsomeeffectiveremedialapproachesshouldbeadoptedtomitigatethe risks of Cd, Cr, Ni and Pb in the study area because these metal levels have exceeded the safe limits for human health. However, new studies on gastrointestinal bioaccessibility in human are required to heighten our understanding about metals exposure and health risk assessment.