*2.3. Statistical Analyses*

All data analyses were performed using the SPSS 26.0 package (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). A two-way (soil/water and vegetable) multivariate (Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn, Cd, Cr, Ni, and Pb) ANOVA for quantifying the individual and interactive effects of the soil/water and vegetable factors on the response variables of the Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn, Cd, Cr, Ni, and Pb concentrations in vegetables. Regressions and correlations were also performed where needed. Data were not normally distributed; therefore, they were normalized to log10 values. Differences were significant when *p* < 0.05.
