Dataset of metals and metalloids in food crops and soils sampled across the mining region of Moquegua in Peru

This dataset provides results for concentrations of 31 heavy metals and metal(loid)s (HMM) in 19 vegetable foods and 23 HMM in agricultural soils collected in the department of Moquegua, located in south eastern Peru (the world´s second largest producer of copper). Samples were taken in different agroecological regions at altitudes between 9 and 3934 meters above sea level (m.a.s.l). The dataset includes a total of 13,828 observations and provides information for each sample on the geographic location of the 341 sampling sites (province, district, farm sector, date taken), coordinates (altitude, latitude, longitude), portion of food crop analysed and analysis method.