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. 2019 Aug 21;16(17):3028. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16173028

Table 3.

Mean, minimum, and maximum concentrations of mercury (mg/kg) in soil and road dust in some cities.

City or Country Hg in Soil (mg/kg)
Mean Min Max Reference
Shanghai, China 0.361 0.078 1.362 This study
Beijing, China 0.3 0.022 9.4 Chen et al. (2010) [53]
Guangzhou, China 0.334 0.025 3.32 Chen et al. (2012) [54]
Shenzhen, China 0.09 0.017 0.02 Chen et al. (2012) [54]
Wuhan, China 0.207 0.024 2.844 Fang et al. (2011) [55]
Slovenia 0.106 0.012 5.293 Gosar et al. (2016) [56]
San Luis Potosí, México 0.45 2.34 Perez-Vazquez et al. (2015) [57]
South Carolina, U.S. (resident) 0.024 0.22 Liu et al. (2010) [58]
Athens, Greece 0.166 0.01 1.08 Kelepertzis et al. (2015) [59]
Hg in road dust (mg/kg)
Shanghai, China 0.596 0.210 2.184 This study
Beijing, China 0.16 0.04 0.78 Men et al. (2018) [60]
Nanjing, China 0.12 0.05 0.34 Hu et al. (2011) [61]
Huainan, China 0.16 0.02 0.56 Zheng et al. (2015) [62]
Nanning, China 0.338 0.045 0.804 Lin et al. (2018) [63]
Xiamen, China 0.28 0.034 1.4 Ying et al. (2009) [64]
Baoji, China 1.11 0.48 2.32 Lu et al. (2009) [25]
Brno, Czech Republic 0.03 2.67 Coufalík et al. (2014) [65]
Luanda, Angola 0.13 0.03 0.57 Ferreira-Baptista et al. (2005) [40]
Kavala, Greece 0.13 3.3 Christoforidis et al. (2009) [66]
Tijuana, México 0.1 0.3 Qui~nonez-Plaza et al. (2017) [67]