Table 4 Toxic and heavy metals concentration (mg kg−1) in soil and water of Sialkot city (n = 20).
From: Toxic and heavy metals contamination assessment in soil and water to evaluate human health risk
Region | Concentration (mg/kg) | Cr (soil/water) | Mn (soil/water) | Cu (soil/water) | As (soil/water) | Cd (soil/water) | Ba (soil/water) | Hg (soil/water) | Pb (soil/water) |
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I | Min | 114.0/.001 | 270.0/0.020 | 40.0/0.020 | 1.0/0.008 | 0.6/0.001 | 105.0/0.140 | 0.020/0.007 | 17.0/0.020 |
Max | 165.0/.002 | 320.0/0.025 | 80.0/0.030 | 2.1/0.011 | 1.0/0.001 | 125.0/0.160 | 0.025/0.010 | 35.0/0.040 | |
Mean | 135.8/.001 | 291.6/0.021 | 61.2/0.026 | 1.6/0.010 | 0.8/0.001 | 117.0/0.148 | 0.022/0.008 | 23.2/0.033 | |
II | Min | 70.0/0.001 | 260.0/0.008 | 90.0/0.025 | 1.5/0.010 | 0.7/0.001 | 90.0/0.120 | 0.025/0.005 | 20.0/0.030 |
Max | 125.0/0.001 | 345.0/0.020 | 125.0/0.030 | 1.6/0.013 | 1.0/0.002 | 110.0/0.170 | 0.045/0.007 | 55.0/0.030 | |
Mean | 95.2/0.001 | 300.2/0.017 | 111.0/0.026 | 1.5/0.011 | 0.8/0.002 | 100.2/0.139 | 0.038/0.006 | 33.4/0.030 | |
III | Min | 65.0/0.001 | 365.0/0.001 | 70.0/0.030 | 1.6/0.009 | 0.1/0.001 | 95.0/0.158 | 0.025/0.004 | 40.0/0.030 |
Max | 110.0/0.002 | 350.0/0.010 | 85.0/0.035 | 2.0/0.011 | 0.6/0.002 | 150.0/0.160 | 0.035/0.008 | 55.0/0.045 | |
Mean | 93.5/0.001 | 302.6/0.006 | 80.0/0.032 | 1.9/0.010 | 0.4/0.002 | 113.9/0.160 | 0.029/0.006 | 49.6/0.037 | |
IV | Min | 145.0/0.001 | 290.0/0.030 | 30.0/0.040 | 0.5/0.009 | 0.6/0.001 | 93.0/0.160 | 0.005/0.008 | 18.0/0.030 |
Max | 535.0/0.002 | 410.0/0.040 | 60.0/0.060 | 0.9/0.013 | 0.9/0.002 | 110.0/0.200 | 0.011/0.010 | 20.0/0.045 | |
Mean | 307.0/0.001 | 343.0/0.034 | 43.0/0.047 | 0.8/0.011 | 0.8/0.001 | 101.4/0.179 | 0.008/0.009 | 19.0/0.038 | |
Total | Min | 65.0/0.001 | 260.0/0.001 | 30.0/0.020 | 0.5/0.008 | 0.1/0.001 | 90.0/0.120 | 0.005/0.004 | 17.0/0.020 |
Max | 535.0/0.002 | 410.0/0.040 | 125.0/0.060 | 2.1/0.013 | 1.0/0.002 | 150.0/0.200 | 0.045/0.010 | 55.0/0.045 | |
Mean | 157.87/0.001 | 309.36/0.019 | 73.80/0.033 | 1.44/0.010 | 0.7/0.002 | 108.13/0.156 | 0.024/0.006 | 31.30/0.034 |