Table 7 Heavy metal content in irrigation water in all counties (districts) of Nanning city (mg * 10–3/kg).

From: Assessment of environmental impacts of heavy metal pollution in rice in Nanning, China

Area

Sample number

PH

Total mercury

Lead

Cadmium

Selenium

Zinc

Total arsenic

Long’an County

25

7.5

-

33.44

3.64

Hengxian County

20

6.9

1.30

19.28

1.52

8.41

18.73

13.63

Shanglin County

20

7.8

1.10

38.40

1.66

Mashan County

20

7.7

2.33

1.35

1.69

14.24

4.45

Wuming County

20

6.9

3.30

2.24

11.25

5.83

Binyang County

20

7.3

1.80

2.95

1.12

3.51

11.21

8.87

Liangqing district

10

7.2

1.67

6.84

3.80

Jiangnan district

10

7.1

1.3

26.09

2.02

10.48

22.73

24.65

XiXiangTang area

10

7.2

40.00

10.50

Yongning district

10

7.0

2.05

5.53

0.91

Xingning district

10

6.7

-

11.95

8.86

Qingxiu district

10

7.3

 

11.53

7.12

  1. Note: Detection limit: total mercury ≥ 00010, zinc ≥ 00050, total arsenic ≥ 00010, Selenium ≥ 00010, cadmium ≥ 00010, lead ≥ 00010; " means less than the detection limit.