Table 1 Statistical summary of HMs concentrations (mg kg−1) in soil, and TN, TP, TK, OM (g kg−1) and soil pH.

From: Ecological and human health risk assessment of heavy metal(loid)s in agricultural soil in hotbed chives hometown of Tangchang, Southwest China

Elements

Mean

S.D

Median

Min

Max

CV%

Background valuesa

Threshold valuesb

A

B

C

D

Cd

0.221

0.069

0.210

0.082

0.83

31.05

0.25

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.6

Hg

0.155

0.090

0.130

0.022

0.88

58.13

0.08

1.3

1.8

2.4

3.4

As

9.76

2.08

9.43

4.17

18.0

21.35

9.11

40

40

30

25

Pb

32.2

5.0

32.3

19.8

90.3

15.42

30.3

70

90

120

170

Cr

91.9

10.0

92.3

61.7

264

10.87

78

150

150

200

250

Cu

35.2

21.1

34.4

18.5

607

59.93

28.1

50

50

100

100

Ni

37.1

3.7

37.2

23.6

56.6

10.07

33.5

60

70

100

190

Zn

108.8

62.9

106.0

55

1820

57.80

82.2

200

200

250

300

pH

6.17

1.01

5.96

4.16

9.04

16.40

6.14

TN

1.33

0.26

1.30

0.70

2.40

19.6

TP

1.16

0.79

1.11

0.22

20.8

68.14

TK

23.6

2.4

24.3

10.3

28.0

10.15

OM

17.7

5.1

17.6

2.4

43.8

28.62

  1. aThe background values of soil metals for Chengdu26.
  2. bThe risk screening values for soil contamination (GB 15618-2018) (MEEC, 2018), A: pH ≤ 5.5, B: 5.5 < pH ≤ 6.5, C: 6.5 < pH ≤ 7.5, D: pH > 7.5.