Table 1.
Pre- and postremediation soil Pb concentrations and range of residential compounds, common areas, and ponds.
| Village | Remediation phase | No. of cpds tested | No. of cpds remediated | No. of CAs remediated | No. of ponds remediated | Preremediation mean Pb conc (range) of cpds tested (mg/kg) | Postremediation mean Pb conc (range) of cpds tested (mg/kg) | % of conc reduction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dareta | I | 94 | 85 | 13 | 4 | 3,436 (40–35,380) | 83 (25–252) | 98 |
| Yargalma | I | 66 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 4,143 (83–23,296) | 179 (25–400) | 96 |
| Phase I total | 160 | 148 | 24 | 7 | 3,728 | 123 | 97 | |
| Abare | II | 96 | 74 | 20 | 0 | 1,343 (43–18,921) | 90 (25–400) | 93 |
| Tungar Guru | II | 38 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 874 (85–4,446) | 83 (23–321) | 91 |
| Sunke | II | 93 | 83 | 38 | 10 | 1,119 (19–9,688) | 106 (25–400) | 91 |
| Tungar Daji | II | 78 | 75 | 31 | 10 | 780 (59–4,952) | 72 (25–235) | 91 |
| Duza | II | 57 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 300 (24–1,779) | 70 (25–209) | 77 |
| Phase II total | 362 | 320 | 103 | 23 | 951 | 86 | 91 | |
| Bagega | III | 423 | 352 | 54 | 1 | 670 (18–20,748) | 90 (13–400) | 87 |
| Phase I, II, and III total | 944 | 820 | 181 | 31 | 1,311 | 94 | 89 | |
| Abbreviations: CAs, common areas; conc, concentrations; cpds, residential compounds; Pb, lead. | ||||||||