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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Soils Sediments. 2022 Mar 17;22(6):1773–1786. doi: 10.1007/s11368-022-03171-6

Table 4.

Soil concentration ranges and regulatory guidelines for some heavy metals (expressed in mg kg−1 or g kg−1)

This study EPA screening levels1 Dutch soil criteria2
Industrial soil Target value Intervention value
Ba 5043–27,945 22,000 160 625
Cd 7.02–251 98 0.8 12
Co 0.75–9.20 35 9 240
Cr 4.3–22.1 - 100 380
Cu 20.0–197 4700 36 190
Mo 0.12–0.49 580 3 200
Ni 5.1–17.5 1100 35 210
Pb 112–38,008 800 85 530
Sb 0.11–1.75 47 3 15
Zn 1704–50,398 35,000 140 720