Table 5 The average concentration of PTEs (mg/kg) in the surface soil of Sanandaj and other cities of the world.
From: Innovative isotopic modeling and risk assessment of PTEs and PAHs in urban soils
City | Zn | Cu | Ni | Pb | Cr | Cd | As | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sanandaj | 125.55 | 56.83 | 56.19 | 27.04 | 111.47 | 0.24 | 4.62 | This Study |
(UCC)* | 31 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 0.09 | 4.8 | |
Arak | 109.3 | 2839.77 | 729.87 | 979.4 | 733.67 | 7.68 | 9.5 | |
Ortawa/Canada | 101 | 38 | 15 | 33 | 42 | 0.3 | 1 | |
Isfahan | 470.36 | 92.75 | 61.65 | 179.95 | 80.57 | 2.17 | 16.17 | |
Shiraz | 56.91 | 53.66 | 106.16 | 17.83 | 366.16 | 0.25 | 4.23 | |
Napoli/Italy | 223 | 94 | 11.6 | 204 | 15.3 | 0.58 | 13.4 | |
Tehran | 873.2 | 225.3 | 34.8 | 257.4 | 33.5 | 10.7 | - | |
Ahvaz | 288 | 113 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 0.52 | 11.3 | |
Andhra Pradesh/India | 97.3 | 74 | 50.1 | 13.3 | 126 | - | 6.1 | |
World Soil | 70 | 38.9 | 24 | 27 | 67 | 0.41 | 6.83 | |
World Background | 90 | 30 | 50 | 35 | 70 | 0.35 | 6 |
