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. 2016 Nov 5;13(11):1089. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13111089

Table 2.

Classification standards of soil heavy metal pollution evaluation.

Degree Pi Degree of Pollution Pollution Level
1 Pi ≤ 0.7 Safe Clean
2 0.7 < Pi ≤ 1 Warning level Good
3 1 < Pi ≤ 2 Slightly polluted Soil and plant were polluted
4 2 < Pi ≤ 3 Medium polluted Soil and plant were moderate polluted
5 Pi > 3 Heavy polluted Soil and plant were heavy polluted