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. 2011 Oct 4;41(3):292–301. doi: 10.1007/s13280-011-0188-7

Table 1.

Analytical results, precision, accuracy, detection limits and basic statistical parameters

Sampling point Material Sampling date Expected influential factor Al (%) Fe (%) As (mg kg−1) Cd (mg kg−1) Co (mg kg−1) Cr (mg kg−1) Cu (mg kg−1) Mn (mg kg−1) Mo (mg kg−1) Ni (mg kg−1) Pb (mg kg−1) Sb (mg kg−1) W (mg kg−1) Zn (mg kg−1)
Detection limit 0.01 0.01 0.5 0.1 0.1 1.00 0.1 1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.10 1
Precision RPD 4 duplicates 4 5 4 11 3 6 4 4 12 8 5 16 3 1
Accuracy %R 5 standards 101 98 102 103 98 103 102 98 92 98 88 75 70 92
BUK HD SEP 2005 0.66 1.60 16.1 9.7 10.7 157 175 352 3.6 40.0 388 4.2 0.5 3250
BUK HD SEP 2008 1.20 0.79 3.8 12.6 8.0 80 164 1210 3.6 22.2 126 2.3 0.6 2480
STO HD SEP 2005 Ironworks 0.64 4.91 8.4 3.8 19.1 724 210 1330 36.9 316 153 5.0 15.3 1830
STO HD SEP 2008 0.85 2.85 7.4 4.4 8.0 140 258 636 13.0 99.8 199 8.6 2.1 1360
LAV HD SEP 2005 0.54 1.31 6.5 2.5 7.3 114 195 393 3.4 50.5 119 4.3 1.0 1090
LAV HD SEP 2008 0.61 0.94 3.9 1.9 8.6 128 184 222 4.0 46.5 192 4.2 2.3 853
DEL HD SEP 2005 0.49 1.04 11.3 6.8 7.8 149 184 252 4.0 50.3 777 7.6 1.6 1950
DEL HD SEP 2008 Brownfield construction 0.50 1.21 6.4 3.0 8.7 77 125 262 4.1 46.6 119 4.8 1.5 919
TEH HD SEP 2005 0.53 1.35 5.5 3.7 7.5 166 222 431 6.0 103 97 7.2 2.6 1160
TEH HD SEP 2008 Brownfield construction 0.67 1.23 4.2 1.6 8.5 162 197 355 6.7 44.7 61 5.3 4.5 736
NC HD SEP 2005 Unpolluted 0.60 0.98 4.1 1.5 5.2 204 265 238 3.6 73.5 94 5.4 2.1 904
NC HD SEP 2008 Unpolluted 0.82 0.89 2.8 1.8 5.5 50 107 232 3.1 31.0 66 2.1 2.6 1490
BUK SS SEP 2005 0.31 1.29 16.4 2.2 4.3 26 74 338 2.1 21.2 121 2.6 0.1 798
BUK SS SEP 2008 0.23 1.01 7.9 1.4 3.1 23 50 244 2.0 12.2 60 1.7 0.1 283
STO SS SEP 2005 Ironworks 0.32 12.7 10.1 2.1 15.3 740 295 2970 43.3 173 179 6.2 5.2 1690
STO SS SEP 2008 0.30 7.35 7.8 1.6 8.7 385 164 1310 24.1 111 144 3.6 2.4 635
LAV SS SEP 2005 0.39 1.37 9.1 1.3 5.2 49 106 377 6.3 28.1 115 6.8 0.6 530
LAV SS SEP 2008 0.35 1.07 5.5 0.8 3.8 22 57 298 2.5 14.8 58 2.6 0.2 301
DEL SS SEP 2005 0.30 2.03 22.8 5.6 7.7 151 166 370 12.5 83.7 348 7.3 1.1 1730
DEL SS SEP 2008 Brownfield construction 0.36 3.19 21.1 7.2 9.6 226 263 431 15.2 124 352 7.2 2.2 2220
TEH SS SEP 2005 0.29 1.02 5.8 1.0 4.0 36 37 279 2.3 16.1 52 1.3 0.2 258
TEH SS SEP 2008 Brownfield construction 0.39 1.88 6.4 1.0 6.1 59 127 469 6.1 32.2 76 4.1 0.6 294
NC SS SEP 2005 Unpolluted 0.35 1.14 3.9 1.1 3.9 58 153 246 5.4 28.7 59 7.1 0.8 463
NC SS SEP 2008 Unpolluted 0.33 0.79 3.6 0.4 3.0 15 29 197 1.2 10.4 15 1.2 0.1 88
IW SS SEP 2005 Ironworks 0.25 3.33 6.2 1.4 6.1 236 211 1220 16.3 54.4 149 6.2 3.4 1260
IW SS SEP 2008 0.48 2.34 8.0 1.3 5.4 90 114 691 7.7 54.8 142 2.6 0.8 372
BUK SL SEP 2005 Previously polluted 1.45 2.05 18.7 15.8 7.7 30 49 454 0.9 23.8 255 1.3 0.1 1880
STO SL SEP 2005 Previously polluted 1.90 2.42 9.1 2.4 8.0 40 22 368 1.4 21.6 61 0.7 0.1 323
LAV SL SEP 2005 Previously polluted 1.66 2.28 10.8 2.3 9.3 25 26 882 0.7 23.9 64 0.6 0.1 264
DEL SL SEP 2005 Previously polluted 1.46 3.04 35.9 24.0 13.0 53 114 657 2.1 39.3 665 3.9 0.3 4300
TEH SL SEP 2005 Previously polluted 1.05 2.42 14.9 9.7 11.1 29 37 730 0.9 32.6 139 0.9 0.1 1090
NC SL SEP 2005 Unpolluted 1.79 2.33 6.8 0.3 8.7 34 18 530 0.8 23.5 24 0.3 0.1 76
MIN HD 0.49 0.79 2.80 1.50 5.20 50 107 222 3.1 22 61 2.1 0.5 736
MD HD 0.63 1.22 5.95 3.35 7.98 144 190 354 4.0 48 123 4.9 2.1 1260
MAX HD 1.20 4.91 16.1 12.6 19.1 724 265 1330 36.9 316 777 8.6 15.3 3250
MIN SS 0.23 0.79 3.55 0.35 3.00 15 29 197 1.2 10 15 1.2 0.1 88
MD SS 0.32 1.63 7.85 1.35 5.30 58 120 374 6.2 30 118 3.85 0.7 497
MAX SS 0.48 12.7 22.8 7.20 15.3 740 295 2970 43.3 173 352 7.3 5.2 2220

HD house dust, SS street sediment, SL topsoil (0–5 cm), RPD relative percent difference parameter, %R percent recovery parameter, MIN minimum value, MD median value, MAX maximum value, BUK Bukovžlak sampling point, STO Štore sampling point, LAV Lava sampling point, DEL Delavska street sampling point, TEH Teharska street sampling point, NC Nova Cerkev sampling point, IW ironworks sampling point