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. 2023 Feb 24;9(3):e13976. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13976

Table 4.

Calculated Enrichment Factor (EF) and Geoacummulation index (Igeo) for REEs in topsoil samples.

EF
La Ce Pr Nd Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
Max. 4.47 5.79 4.14 3.19 4.32 3.44 2.81 2.18 2.06 1.65 2.02 2.54 2.42 0.12
Min. 0.13 0.26 0.57 0.49 0.72 0.88 0.86 0.20 0.70 0.40 0.60 0.74 0.82 0.02
Mean 1.30 1.56 1.95 1.53 1.83 2.06 1.69 0.80 1.56 1.21 1.24 1.47 1.34 0.04
Igeo
La Ce Pr Nd Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
Min. −2.45 −2.49 −2.24 −2.35 −2.45 −2.23 −2.72 −2.72 −2.35 −2.15 −2.32 −2.41 −2.64 −3.23
Max. 0.08 0.08 0.17 0.09 0.14 0.25 0.04 −0.16 0.06 0.08 −0.01 0.30 0.04 −1.03
Mean −1.07 −1.02 −1.06 −1.04 −1.06 −1.04 −1.04 −1.27 −1.06 −1.13 −1.07 −1.01 −1.00 −2.06