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 L−1) |
AB-DTPA extractable concentration (mg kg−1) |
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0–15 cm |
15–30 cm |
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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.