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. 2021 Jan 22;11:2064. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-81764-w

Table 1.

Statistical analysis of eight trace elements (mg·kg−1) and soil properties (pH; CEC, cmol(+)·kg−1; and SOM, g·kg−1) in three farmland soils. The different capital letters after the Mean values indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05) in trace element content or soil properties among the three farmlands using One-way ANOVA, whereas same capital letters show no significant differences (p > 0.05). Soil properties had no background values thus “/” are used in the table below.

Farmlands Trace elements and soil properties Min Max Mean Background value Standard deviation (SD) Exceedance rate (%)
Grain field N = 63 As 0.37 75.3 18.22A 11.20 20.51 46.00
Cd 0.06 0.36 0.18A 0.12 0.08 80.95
Cr 20.90 61.90 43.95A 39.60 7.64 79.36
Cu 13.10 36.20 27.56B 35.80 5.09 1.58
Hg 0.007 0.18 0.03B 0.02 0.02 80.95
Ni 12.90 34.20 23.35A 26.40 3.99 12.70
Pb 2.52 37.50 21.11A 13.50 6.40 90.47
Zn 46.10 156.00 106.61A 76.80 22.73 88.89
pH 7.61 14.20 8.31AB / 3.17 /
CEC 1.10 24.30 8.29B / 4.72 /
SOM 9.04 58.40 21.44B / 9.13 /
Orchard N = 135 As 3.57 24.10 11.21B 11.20 4.23 40.00
Cd 0.04 0.24 0.15B 0.12 0.03 92.60
Cr 34.50 56.40 43.01A 39.60 5.17 72.59
Cu 13.10 46.10 23.95C 35.80 6.69 6.67
Hg 0.01 0.05 0.018B 0.02 0.008 62.96
Ni 16.90 33.40 22.58A 26.40 3.33 14.81
Pb 14.60 25.50 18.83B 13.50 2.42 100
Zn 46.10 128.00 75.48B 76.80 22.32 38.52
pH 7.64 13.40 8.70A / 1.03 /
CEC 0.40 14.60 7.17B / 3.45 /
SOM 9.41 43.30 23.87B / 8.56 /
Vegetable patch n = 337 As 0.37 98.70 7.15C 11.20 9.67 13.05
Cd 0.04 0.32 0.17A 0.12 0.05 82.49
Cr 20.90 64.30 40.48B 39.60 8.69 55.49
Cu 20.50 76.00 32.74A 35.80 8.17 26.11
Hg 0.007 0.25 0.08A 0.02 0.05 96.73
Ni 12.90 44.47 23.38A 26.40 5.20 29.37
Pb 2.52 38.80 18.06C 13.50 3.93 93.77
Zn 59.30 244.00 99.04A 76.80 31.41 81.90
pH 6.80 14.30 8.91B / 3.22 /
CEC 0.40 29.30 15.12A / 5.30 /
SOM 3.68 57.45 40.94A / 29.20 /