Table 15 Geoaccumulation Index (Igeo) in soil sediments sample collected from 13 different sites of East Kolkata Wetland.

From: Health risk assessment and metal contamination in fish, water and soil sediments in the East Kolkata Wetlands, India, Ramsar site

Sites

V

Cr

Mn

Co

Ni

Cu

Zn

As

Se

Sr

Cd

Hg

Pb

Sn

Site-1

− 2.62

− 3.05

− 4.48

− 2.81

− 3.59

− 3.75

− 2.93

1.89

2.76

− 3.36

− 1.36

0.42

− 3.20

− 2.09

Site-2

− 2.78

− 2.77

− 4.81

− 2.96

− 3.54

− 3.47

− 2.92

1.71

1.13

− 3.53

− 2.13

0.42

− 2.96

− 2.27

Site-3

− 2.83

− 2.96

− 4.89

− 2.99

− 3.63

− 2.91

− 1.87

1.63

1.45

− 3.19

− 1.26

1.12

− 1.35

− 1.76

Site-4

− 2.67

− 3.01

− 4.71

− 2.92

− 3.57

− 3.66

− 2.99

1.63

1.14

− 3.61

− 4.17

0.22

− 2.75

− 2.16

Site-5

− 3.00

− 3.43

− 5.29

− 3.65

− 3.86

− 4.05

− 3.41

1.61

0.49

− 4.35

− 4.03

− 1.26

− 3.44

− 1.76

Site-6

− 3.14

− 3.35

− 5.16

− 3.21

− 3.98

− 4.04

− 3.36

1.63

0.79

− 3.33

− 3.17

− 0.42

− 3.27

− 2.25

Site-7

− 3.00

− 3.15

− 4.98

− 3.09

− 3.80

− 3.75

− 3.20

1.42

1.00

− 3.31

− 2.68

− 0.26

− 3.18

− 1.05

Site-8

− 3.86

− 3.79

− 5.17

− 3.43

− 4.18

− 4.27

− 3.52

1.97

1.74

− 3.75

− 3.10

0.12

− 2.92

− 2.37

Site-9

− 3.32

− 3.39

− 4.93

− 3.31

− 3.77

− 3.34

− 3.03

2.04

1.95

− 3.97

− 2.36

− 1.26

− 2.49

− 1.90

Site-10

− 2.99

− 3.40

− 4.70

− 3.20

− 3.92

− 3.56

− 3.10

1.97

2.01

− 3.82

− 1.28

1.17

− 2.38

− 2.21

Site-11

− 3.33

− 2.95

− 4.72

− 3.05

− 3.90

− 3.47

− 2.54

2.06

1.90

− 3.57

− 2.54

1.58

− 3.95

− 2.12

Site-12

− 2.84

− 4.55

− 5.44

− 2.93

− 3.91

− 4.19

− 2.61

1.57

1.00

− 3.53

− 1.79

1.91

− 2.46

− 2.33

Site-13

− 3.10

− 3.21

− 4.70

− 3.67

− 3.88

− 3.74

− 2.05

2.21

1.31

− 3.22

− 1.28

2.70

− 2.00

− 2.82

  1. Data expressed as mean ± SE (n = 6).