Table 2.

Attributes of heavy metal concentrations in beef of Soroti.

Variables (ppm)	Cu	Zn	Pb	Cd	Co	Fe	Ni	Cr
Mean	1.45	44.43	5.42	0.41	1.63	164.33	14.96	19.37
Standard Error	0.10	2.25	0.28	0.03	0.08	35.51	1.00	1.22
Median	1.32	42.34	5.10	0.37	1.59	121.08	14.07	17.52
Standard Deviation	0.64	14.25	1.77	0.19	0.49	224.60	6.31	7.72
Range	2.90	57.78	8.53	0.87	2.20	1,445.38	20.61	28.94
Minimum	0.70	21.47	2.41	0.11	0.84	65.37	5.97	6.94
Maximum	3.60	79.25	10.94	0.98	3.04	1,510.75	26.58	35.89
25% Percentile	0.98	35.52	4.27	0.30	13.00	83.33	8.97	13.00
75% Percentile	1.75	52.32	6.52	0.49	25.67	173.1	20.71	25.67
Count	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
Confidence Level (95.0%)	0.20	4.56	0.57	0.06	0.16	71.83	2.02	2.47
WHO/FAO limits	0.5	1.0	0.1	0.5	0.5	0.01	1.0	0.05
One sample t-test p-value	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	0.0066	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001
Discrepancy (Safety)	High(Unsafe)	High(Unsafe)	High(Unsafe)	Low(Safe)	High(Unsafe)	High(Unsafe)	High(Unsafe)	High(Unsafe)