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. 2024 Jan 20;10(3):e24712. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24712

Table 1.

Spatial concentration of Cd and Pb in soil and water samples collected from suburban Multan and Faisalabad.

Site No. Area Coordinates Wastewater Concentration (mg L1)
AB-DTPA extractable concentration (mg kg1)
0–15 cm
15–30 cm
Cd Pb Cd Pb Cd Pb
1. Multan 30 11 47 N 71 32 47 E 0.009 0.31 0.22 0.51 0.09 0.28
2. 30 11 11 N 71 31 04 E 0.01 0.50 0.84 1.33 0.10 0.64
3. 30 10 01 N 71 30 24 E 0.009 0.44 0.44 0.54 0.11 0.16
4. 30 09 18 N 71 30 10 E 0.008 0.52 NA NA NA NA
5. 30 07 21 N 71 21 41 E 0.008 0.78 0.19 0.45 0.12 0.14
6. 30 07 20 N 71 26 20 E 0.007 0.77 0.20 0.86 0.10 0.71
7. 30 06 44 N 71 26 20 E 0.007 0.14 0.27 0.27 0.19 0.19
8. 30 09 16 N 71 28 49 E 0.01 0.71 1.09 1.40 0.64 1.14
9. 30 09 00 N 71 28 02 E 0.01 0.43 0.94 2.19 0.44 1.46
10. 30 08 55 N 71 27 39 E 0.01 0.20 1.09 1.01 0.28 0.35
11. 30 08 46 N 71 27 00 E 0.01 0.46 0.66 1.46 0.54 0.91
12. 30 14 46 N 71 25 21 E 0.01 0.71 0.86 1.48 0.40 0.99
13. 30 14 08 N 71 25 38 E 0.01 0.71 0.82 0.99 0.32 0.60
14. Faisalabad 31 27 45 N 72 58 35 E 0.011 0.50 1.22 3.88 0.53 1.51
15. 31 28 05 N 72 56 07 E 0.011 0.50 1.24 3.51 0.45 1.14
16. 31 30 15 N 73 07 16 E 0.01 0.62 1.69 4.01 0.62 1.51
17. 31 18 24 N 73 07 06 E 0.01 0.55 1.35 2.87 0.65 1.43
Minimum 0.007 0.14 0.19 0.27 0.09 0.14
Maximum 0.011 0.78 1.69 4.01 0.65 1.51
Range 0.007–0.011 0.14–0.78 0.19–1.69 0.27–4.01 0.09–0.65 0.14–1.51

Mean Cd and Pb concentrations in wastewater and soils collected from different wastewater-irrigated agriculture fields at selected sites. NA: no soil sample available.