Table 3.
Concentration of different elements in vegetable samples
| Elements | Concentration, mg/kg | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spinach | Amaranthus | Brinjal | Tomato | Radish | Bean | Cauliflower | Carrot | |
| P | 2829 ±302 | 6306 ±259 | 5293 ±304 | 4716 ±323 | 6867 ±343 | 76444±335 | 6976 ±333 | 5108 ±317 |
| K | 32750 ±421 | 3506 ±399 | 23623 ±447 | 27924±467 | 29975 ±486 | 23273±453 | 30308 ±442 | 28581±425 |
| Ca | 12717 ±334 | 21858 ±353 | 4724 ±372 | 5050 ±334 | 7443 ±331 | 10039±345 | 6581 ±356 | 6441 ±342 |
| V | 0.26 ±0.08 | 0.15 ±0.09 | <0.04 | <0.04 | 0.11 ±0.07 | <0.04 | <0.04 | 0.13 ±0.07 |
| Cr | <0.05 | 1.15 ±0.04 | <0.05 | 0.51±0.03 | 1.68 ±0.08 | <0.05 | 0.47 ±0.02 | <0.05 |
| Mn | <0.06 | <0.06 | <0.06 | <0.06 | <0.06 | 25.95 ±2.56 | <0.06 | <0.06 |
| Fe | 210.30 ±1.28 | 195.00 ±1.02 | 32.60 ±0.99 | 43.86 ±0.84 | 40.89 ±0.79 | 97.69 ±0.85 | 60.01 ±0.74 | 58.77 ±0.77 |
| Co | 0.35 ±0.09 | 0.37 ±0.07 | <0.27 | <0.27 | <0.27 | <0.27 | <0.27 | <0.27 |
| Ni | <0.65 | <0.65 | <0.65 | <0.65 | 0.87 ±0.13 | <0.65 | 0.94 ±0.29 | <0.65 |
| Cu | 5.59 ±0.33 | 4.87 ±0.35 | 6.69 ±0.37 | 3.62 ±0.29 | 4.45 ±0.34 | 5.91 ±0.22 | 4.59 ±0.35 | 5.35 ±0.31 |
| Zn | 112.24 ±0.47 | 55.42 ±0.45 | 40.14 ±0.43 | 31.1 ±0.43 | 25.78 ±0.46 | 68.34 ±0.44 | 42.05 ±0.43 | 45.28 ±0.45 |
| As | <0.01 | 0.08 ±0.01 | 0.05 ±0.00 | 0.05 ±0.00 | 0.05 ±0.00 | 0.05 ±0.00 | 0.05 ±0.00 | 0.04 ±0.00 |
| Se | 0.08 ±0.02 | 0.03 ±0.00 | 0.16 ±0.01 | 0.14 ±0.01 | 0.10 ±0.00 | 0.08 ±0.00 | 0.20 ±0.01 | 0.09 ±0.00 |
| Sr | 23.75 ±0.23 | 61.65 ±0.38 | <0.14 | <0.14 | 7.23 ±0.28 | <0.14 | <0.14 | <0.14 |
| Cd | <0.06 | 0.97 ±0.07 | <0.06 | <0.06 | 0.65 ±0.05 | <0.06 | 0.16 ±0.04 | <0.06 |
| Pb | 0.98 ±0.00 | 0.96 ±0.01 | 0.83 ±0.14 | 0.12 ±0.00 | 0.51 ±0.06 | 0.65 ±005 | 0.23 ±0.00 | 0.72 ±0.03 |