Table 3 Geoaccumulation index (Igeo) values of elements in the sludge samples.

From: Assessment of the occurrence, spatiotemporal variations and geoaccumulation of fifty-two inorganic elements in sewage sludge: A sludge management revisit

 

Bn (mg kg−1)*

Igeo (W1)

Igeo (W2)

Igeo (W3)

Al

8.23E + 04

−5.42E-01

−4.40E-01

−5.01E-01

Fe

5.63E + 04

−1.98E-01

−3.26E-01

−2.24E-01

P

2.33E + 04

−3.77E-01

−3.16E-01

1.83E-02

Ca

4.15E + 04

−5.08E-01

−7.24E-01

−4.94E-01

K

2.09E + 04

−9.48E-01

−8.37E-01

−1.07E + 00

Mg

1.05E + 03

5.28E-01

3.88E-01

4.00E-01

Na

2.36E + 04

−1.22E + 00

−1.23E + 00

−1.09E + 00

Mn

9.50E + 02

−3.56E-01

−5.31E-01

−6.73E-01

W

1.90E + 00

1.64E + 00

3.11E + 00

2.61E + 00

Ti

5.70E + 03

−1.04E + 00

−1.36E + 00

−1.19E + 00

Ba

6.28E + 02

−3.95E-01

−3.02E-01

3.39E-03

Sr

3.20E + 02

−4.21E-01

−5.11E-01

−3.59E-01

Zn

6.70E + 01

6.66E-01

3.61E-01

1.35E + 00

Cu

2.80E + 01

1.88E-01

5.85E-01

1.52E + 00

Sn

2.10E + 00

1.65E + 00

1.84E + 00

2.10E + 00

Ni

4.70E + 01

−6.75E-01

−1.14E-01

9.37E-01

Cr

9.20E + 01

−5.81E-01

−1.62E-01

1.06E + 00

Ga

1.75E + 01

1.07E-01

3.41E-01

4.84E-01

Pb

1.70E + 01

2.25E-01

2.83E-01

3.96E-01

V

9.70E + 01

−9.75E-01

−1.01E + 00

−1.00E + 00

Co

1.73E + 01

−6.77E-01

2.73E-01

1.29E-01

As

4.80E + 00

−2.05E-01

−2.59E-01

−1.41E-01

Rb

8.40E + 01

−5.84E-01

−3.86E-01

−9.96E-01

Nb

1.20E + 01

−3.27E-01

−5.95E-01

−5.85E-01

Mo

1.10E + 00

1.01E + 00

1.40E + 00

1.34E + 00

Cd

9.00E-02

1.83E + 00

2.66E + 00

2.64E + 00

Sb

4.00E-01

2.13E-01

2.58E-01

1.49E + 00

Hf

5.30E + 00

−4.67E-01

−4.63E-01

−2.17E-01

Re

1.98E-01

Tl

9.00E-01

−6.16E-01

−3.97E-01

−5.80E-01

Pd

5.40E-04

3.47E + 00

3.43E + 00

4.13E + 00

Ag

5.30E-02

1.88E + 00

1.43E + 00

2.25E + 00

Au

1.50E-03

2.73E + 00

2.78E + 00

3.40E + 00

Ru

3.40E-04

2.14E + 00

1.98E + 00

2.33E + 00

Ir

2.20E-05

Pt

5.00E-04

1.54E + 00

1.48E + 00

1.46E + 00

Ce

6.30E + 01

−1.05E-01

6.67E-01

3.98E-01

Nd

2.70E + 01

−2.66E-02

8.43E-02

2.47E-01

La

3.10E + 01

−8.69E-02

7.38E-01

5.27E-01

Y

2.10E + 01

−1.13E-01

1.49E-02

6.30E-01

Pr

7.10E + 00

−1.02E-02

9.96E-02

3.18E-01

Sc

1.40E + 01

−1.00E + 00

−7.34E-01

Sm

4.70E + 00

1.22E-01

2.00E-01

4.07E-01

Gd

4.00E + 00

2.46E-01

3.85E-01

3.04E-01

Dy

3.90E + 00

3.67E-02

1.07E-01

1.50E-01

Er

2.30E + 00

−3.74E-02

6.71E-02

7.37E-02

Yb

1.96E + 00

5.53E-03

1.18E-01

1.18E-01

Eu

1.00E + 00

9.87E-02

1.83E-01

9.78E-01

Ho

8.30E-01

−4.47E-02

4.80E-02

4.64E-02

Tb

7.00E-01

1.08E + 00

1.06E + 00

1.12E + 00

Tm

3.00E-01

−6.88E-03

1.07E-01

1.08E-01

Lu

5.00E-01

  1. Bn is the concentration of a given element in upper continental crust; *Concentration from36, 37.