Table 2 GBVs of PTEs in oasis agricultural soils of the source region of the Tarim River.

From: Source apportionment and source-specific risk evaluation of potential toxic elements in oasis agricultural soils of Tarim River Basin

 

As

Cd

Co

Cu

Ni

Pb

Sb

Sn

Tl

V

Zn

Yarkant River Oasis

14.17

0.14

9.26

21.53

19.88

16.92

0.97

2.55

0.48

56.81

84.75

Kashgar Oasis

11.51

0.14

10.40

22.70

25.07

19.46

1.25

2.57

0.57

70.70

73.30

Aksu Oasis

13.19

0.14

8.67

20.93

24.68

17.54

1.58

2.23

0.47

55.29

69.00

Hotan Oasis

7.16

0.05

8.53

16.56

22.94

16.56

0.82

2.23

0.50

62.25

61.00

Background value of China65

11.2

0.097

12.7

22.6

26.9

26.0

1.21

2.6

0.62

82.4

74.2

Background values of Xinjiang Province66,67

11.2

0.12

15.9

26.7

26.6

19.4

1.08

2.2

0.524

74.9

68.8

Background value of cropland in Xinjiang66

9.09

0.12

 

35.8

26.4

13.5

    

16.8