Table 1 Quantity of selected heavy metals (Fe, Cu, Mn, Ni, Cr, Cd, Pb, Zn) in stagnant and running water of Hudiara drain in vicinity of Lahore.

From: DNA damage in inhabitants exposed to heavy metals near Hudiara drain, Lahore, Pakistan

Heavy metals in stagnant water of hudiara drain water

Mean

Std. deviation

Heavy metals inirrigating hudiara drain water

Mean

Std. deviation

Fe (mg/l)

818.46

84.458

Fe (mg/l)

423.4100

108.25304

Cu (mg/l)

810.68

108.475

Cu (mg/l)

399.4976

79.35818

Mn (mg/l)

83.32

13.367

Mn (mg/l)

28.44

8.825

Ni (mg/l)

215.04

29.802

Ni (mg/l)

134.38

43.130

Cr (mg/l)

337.96

77.448

Cr (mg/l)

161.40

76.648

Cd (mg/l)

428.78

94.477

Cd (mg/l)

264.06

86.145

Pb (mg/l)

586.50

69.740

Pb (mg/l)

367.18

50.180

Zn (mg/l)

396.46

51.393

Zn (mg/l)

280.82

40.724