Table 3 The enrichment factor (EF) for the collected 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

1

1.43

1.68

0.49

0.34

1.25

2.42

1.74

2.09

1.45

 Ti

11

23.72

27.91

102.24

130.71

103.98

91.05

75.07

75.61

83.98

 Cr

14.71

9.38

9.76

0.82

1.01

1.19

1.62

1.26

1.56

1.14

 Mn

0.64

0.77

1.57

0.17

0.18

1.29

1.00

0.41

1.59

1.48

 Fe

3.83

4.52

7.19

1.13

3.54

4.86

3.16

2.44

1.37

1.99

 Co

69.9

71.45

90.84

50.46

39.21

102.18

130

103.14

133.75

85.25

 Ni

8.34

7.48

10.06

5.72

5.38

10.47

12.45

9.25

11.36

6.55

 Cu

212.18

142.32

245.36

41.7

17.13

125.91

88.23

71.66

120.03

87.12

 Zn

50.83

43.92

151.28

24.07

47.32

55.04

40.62

28.68

75.67

46.02

 Cd

363.16

612.68

9351.85

166.35

118.32

365.5

263.58

171.03

534.19

474.45

 Pb

86.35

99.6

92.38

40.05

9.4

102.29

125.29

113.85

46.51

84.66

Location

VIIa

VIIb

VIIIa

VIIIb

VIIIc

IXa

IXb

IXc

X

Xia

XIb

Element

 Al

0.79

0.91

0.83

0.8

1.28

1.04

0.71

2.06

3.07

1.33

5.11

 Ti

108.99

79.9

127.22

112.75

102.89

126.65

100.27

106.68

111.93

107.84

77.84

 Cr

0.55

0.66

0.51

0.62

0.71

0.56

0.55

0.93

1.22

0.69

1.43

 Mn

0.2

0.7

0.11

0.19

0.29

0.15

0.35

0.48

0.75

0.27

3.04

 Fe

1.24

1.02

1.43

1.62

1.73

1.51

1.58

3.2

4.76

2.3

7.28

 Co

265.02

157.78

123.61

124.47

218.56

95.67

158.59

291.46

382.18

208.03

275.68

 Ni

4

5.36

4.39

4.41

5.74

4.49

4.37

6.03

7.5

6.05

10.34

 Cu

65.21

79.64

90.02

81.67

111.16

55.93

53.44

76.28

100.09

115.13

95.43

 Zn

48.82

32.23

25.58

17.93

28.11

22.66

16.35

13.26

29.96

22.14

15.54

 Cd

278.81

387.76

350.27

240.15

376.04

311.61

231.95

253.04

305.75

344.41

234.29

 Pb

977.78

10.02

68

85.54

92.62

418.11

63.61

119.28

231.51

134.46

85.49

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