Table 5.

Statistical analysis of PTE concentrations (mg kg⁻¹) in shoots and roots of two abundant plant species (Artemisia sieberi and Zygophylum) in Near and Far areas of GEG area

Artemisia sieberi									Zygophylum
	Shoots (N=36)				Roots (N=10)				(N=14)
	Near (N=14)		Far (N=22)		Near (N=5)		Far (N=5)		Near (N=9)		Far (N=5)
	Mean	Range	Mean	Range	Mean	Range	Mean	Range	Mean	Range	Mean/SD	Range
Al	1135.71	500.00–1900.00	1012.73	80.00–2300.00	540.00	300.00–900.00	640.00	500.00–900.00	122.22	100.00–200.00	88.00	80.00–100.00
As	1.54	0.50–2.50	1.12	0.08–2.00	0.64	0.20–1.20	0.48	0.30–0.80	0.17	0.10–0.50	0.12	0.08–0.30
Cd	0.06	0.03–0.11	0.11	0.04–1.25	0.36	0.05–1.52	0.07	0.05–0.09	0.27	0.07–0.48	0.17	0.06–0.26
Co	2.79	0.66–6.02	1.28	0.42–2.63	1.22	0.70–1.66	0.61	0.48–0.77	0.58	0.31–0.81	0.36	0.28–0.41
Cr	7.39	3.70–16.40	5.57	1.20–8.20	5.32	4.10–7.60	6.14	5.00–7.90	2.00	1.70–2.20	1.62	1.30–1.80
Cu	31.70	14.62–51.52	17.8	1.72–26.45	15.15	13.17–17.28	11.31	8.80–12.56	9.62	6.41–14.40	4.33	2.31–8.89
Fe	6764.29	1360.00–18450.00	3229.09	770.00–6520.00	1974.00	1860.00–2370.00	1106.00	980.00–1290.00	1111.11	580.00–2210.00	592.00	460.00–730.00
Hg	0.04	0.02–0.08	0.03	0.02–0.06	0.02	0.01–0.04	0.02	0.01–0.03	0.03	0.02–0.04	0.02	0.02–0.03
Mn	93.79	65.00–132.00	84.82	27.00–125.00	40.40	31.00–61.00	39.20	34.00–45.00	59.56	47.00–82.00	38.00	26.00–56.00
Mo	1.08	0.55–2.30	0.87	0.31–3.36	0.53	0.36–0.82	0.37	0.16–0.56	0.62	0.18–2.30	0.35	0.12–0.62
Ni	7.45	3.60–10.90	5.59	0.30–9.50	3.30	2.30–4.70	3.30	2.40–4.50	2.86	2.00–3.70	2.36	1.80–3.20
Pb	1.24	0.65–3.13	1.61	0.16–4.12	0.50	0.27–0.84	0.55	0.43–0.78	0.15	0.10–0.19	0.23	0.12–0.33
Sb	0.07	0.05–0.16	0.09	0.02–0.16	0.04	0.02–0.05	0.04	0.03–0.05	0.02	0.02–0.03	0.03	0.02–0.03
V	2.04	1.50–3.00	2.91	1.50–7.00	1.70	1.50–2.00	1.80	1.50–2.00	2.00	2.00–2.00	1.60	1.50–1.80
Zn	64.95	13.80–397.40	21.80	2.60–42.00	39.86	10.30–148.30	10.02	7.90–12.80	15.19	4.50–61.50	6.90	2.30–18.10