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. 2019 Jul 31;16(15):2727. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152727

Table 4.

List of 21 elements analyzed by ICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry) reporting the maximum, minimum, average, and median values from the set of samples listed in Table 1. B.D. = Below Detect.

Element Max (μg/L) Min (μg/L) Average (μg/L) Median (μg/L)
V 520 B.D. 81.70 67.30
Ca 430 0.35 44.7 25.6
As 190 0.03 8.21 1.99
Mn 14700 0.10 164 3.44
Li 630 3.02 63.3 37.6
U 490 0.04 14.1 3.05
Al 64600 2.16 556 12.1
Mo 1190 B.D. 27.2 2.89
Sr 10300 18.9 1160 478
Fe 605 0.02 61.5 23.1
Ni 560 0.02 6.42 1.09
Sn 2.50 0.01 0.53 0.40
Be 60.3 B.D. 0.50 0.00
Cd 11.1 0.01 0.30 0.05
Zn 3900 3.38 197 48.1
Hg B.D. B.D. B.D. B.D.
Cu 26.0 0.02 2.80 1.21
Ba 1200 7.91 177 93.7
Cr 12.1 0.03 0.94 0.47
Sb 2.80 0.03 0.33 0.27
Pb 9.25 0.02 0.66 0.10