Table 2 Igeo for the investigated sediment samples.

From: Ecological and human health risks of metal contamination in sediments along Egypt Western Mediterranean coast

Location

Ia

Ib

Ic

II

IIIa

IIIb

IIIc

IV

V

VI

Element

   

 Al

−9.04

−8.53

−8.29

−10.08

−10.6

−8.72

−7.76

−8.24

−7.98

−8.5

 Ti

−5.58

−4.47

−4.24

−2.37

−2.01

−2.34

−2.53

−2.81

−2.8

−2.65

 Cr

−5.16

−5.81

−5.75

−9.32

−9.03

−8.79

−8.35

−8.71

−8.4

−8.85

 Mn

−9.69

−9.43

−8.39

−11.61

−11.5

−8.67

−9.05

−10.34

−8.38

−8.48

 Fe

−7.11

−6.86

−6.20

−8.87

−7.22

−6.76

−7.38

−7.76

−8.59

−8.05

 Co

−2.91

−2.88

−2.54

−3.39

−3.75

−2.37

−2.02

−2.35

−1.98

−2.63

 Ni

−5.98

−6.14

−5.71

−6.53

−6.61

−5.65

−5.4

−5.83

−5.54

−6.33

 Cu

−1.31

−1.89

−1.10

−3.66

−4.94

−2.07

−2.58

−2.88

−2.13

−2.6

 Zn

−3.37

−3.59

−1.80

−4.45

−3.48

−3.26

−3.7

−4.2

−2.8

−3.52

 Cd

−0.54

0.22

4.15

−1.66

−2.16

−0.53

−1.00

−1.62

0.02

−0.15

 Pb

−2.61

−2.40

−2.51

−3.72

−5.81

−2.37

−2.07

−2.21

−3.50

−2.64

Location

VIIa

VIIb

VIIIa

VIIIb

VIIIc

Ixa

Ixb

Ixc

X

Xia

Xib

Element

 Al

−9.38

−9.17

−9.3

−9.37

−8.68

−8.99

−9.54

−8

−7.42

−8.63

−6.69

 Ti

−2.27

−2.72

−2.05

−2.23

−2.36

−2.06

−2.39

−2.3

−2.24

−2.29

−2.76

 Cr

−9.89

−9.64

−10.01

−9.73

−9.53

−9.88

−9.91

−9.14

−8.75

−9.57

−8.52

 Mn

−11.37

−9.57

−12.17

−11.45

−10.84

−11.77

−10.56

−10.09

−9.46

−10.94

−7.44

 Fe

−8.73

−9.02

−8.53

−8.35

−8.25

−8.45

−8.39

−7.36

−6.79

−7.84

−6.18

 Co

−0.99

−1.74

−2.09

−2.08

−1.27

−2.46

−1.73

−0.85

−0.46

−1.34

−0.94

 Ni

−7.04

−6.62

−6.91

−6.9

−6.52

−6.88

−6.91

−6.45

−6.13

−6.44

−5.67

 Cu

−3.02

−2.73

−2.55

−2.69

−2.25

−3.24

−3.3

−2.79

−2.4

−2.19

−2.47

 Zn

−3.43

−4.03

−4.37

−4.88

−4.23

−4.54

−5.01

−5.31

−4.14

−4.57

−5.08

 Cd

−0.92

−0.44

−0.59

−1.13

−0.49

−0.76

−1.18

−1.06

−0.79

−0.61

−1.17

 Pb

0.89

−5.72

−2.95

−2.62

−2.51

−0.33

−3.05

−2.14

−1.19

−1.97

−2.62