Table 4 The PLI and contamination index (Cd) in the collected marine sediment samples.

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

Parameter

PLI

Cd

Location

 Ia

0.052

−7.70

 Ib

0.057

−8.11

 Ic

0.104

18.40

 II

0.024

−8.77

 IIIa

0.022

−8.94

 IIIb

0.058

−7.52

 IIIc

0.057

−7.84

 IV

0.041

−8.36

 V

0.056

−7.15

 VI

0.049

−7.52

 VIIa

0.044

−5.02

 VIIb

0.031

−7.85

 VIIIa

0.031

−7.74

 VIIIb

0.032

−8.09

 VIIIc

0.042

−7.33

 IXa

0.036

−7.05

 IXb

0.030

−8.20

 IXc

0.045

−7.52

 X

0.065

−6.65

 XIa

0.043

−7.31

 XIb

0.066

−7.70

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