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. 2015 Oct 9;15:1035. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2379-9

Table 4.

Levels of Cd and Pb in Soil (mg/kg)

Metal N Mean S.D. Minimum 25th Percentile Median 75th Percentile Maximum
Overall Cd 41 0.19 0.27 0.00 0.06 0.11 0.19 1.58
Pb 41 39.64 53.11 2.03 8.78 19.93 38.72 212.51
Cadmium blood levels <1 Cd 17 0.17 0.15 0.00 0.06 0.14 0.27 0.49
Pb 17 40.32 53.09 2.03 6.89 29.26 39.74 212.51
Cadmium blood levels ≥1 Cd 24 0.21 0.33 0.00 0.06 0.11 0.19 1.58
Pb 24 39.16 54.25 4.38 9.63 16.46 32.66 181.91
Reference [1, 59] Cd - 0.06 - 0.01 - - - 0.70
Pb - 10 - 2 - - - 200