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. 2010 Oct 8;218(1):333–345. doi: 10.1007/s11270-010-0645-0

Table 4.

Content of heavy metals in aerial parts and root of selected plants collected in railway junction Iława Główna depending on place (milligrams per kilogram dry weight)

Heavy metals Siding Loading Platform Cleaning
Daucus carota Sonchus oleraceus Pastinaca sativa Sonchus oleraceus Taraxacum sp. Daucus carota Taraxacum sp. Taraxacum sp.
Ap R Ap R Ap R Ap R Ap R Ap R Ap R Ap R
Lead 13.39 68.42 11.69 74.81 7.49 80.75 13.41 55.26 19.44 29.98 11.29 32.91 14.97 43.69 14.97 43.69
Cadmium 0.73 1.5 0.73 1.32 0.32 1.43 1 1.23 0.85 0.85 1.18 1.62 1.00 1.11 1.00 1.11
Copper 22.12 62.26 22.94 85.9 18.92 44.83 29.04 39.82 123.19 154.43 46.89 72.91 53.88 107.42 53.88 107.42
Zinc 100 243 122 260 85 248 224 153 102 120 192 153 158 203 158 203
Mercury 0.03 0.16 0.03 0.1 0.03 0.090 0.026 0.048 0.033 0.040 0.046 0.107 0.118 0.406 0.118 0.406
Iron 4,695 11,644 3,528 15,062 2,985 8,590 2,075 5,199 18,819 20,361 5,119 9,178 5,274 12,405 5,274 12,405
Cobalt 0.89 2.57 0.64 3.3 0.55 2.33 0.69 2.38 2.65 2.77 0.81 1.65 0.91 2.36 0.91 2.36
Chromium 19 142 20 226 36 92 35 37 57 72 25 67 26 110 26 110
Molybdenum 2.25 1.8 2.14 2.38 2.07 1.06 0.97 1.1 2.01 3.92 1.61 1.6 4.53 2.12 4.53 2.12

AP aerial parts, R roots