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. 2021 May 6;23(6):812–830. doi: 10.1039/d1em00007a

Average (standard deviation) soil concentrations (ppm) of heavy metals by landuse type in Santa Ana, CAa.

N b Pb As Mn Cr Ni Cu Cd Zn
Industry 89 122.6 (164.8) 8.4 (6.2) 736.0 (866.0) 72.1 (25.0) 50.0 (16.0) 291.8 (221.6) 2.8 (3.5) 449.3 (342.7)
Park 161 72.5 (75.3) 7.1 (6.3) 647.8 (128.0) 56.0 (10.9) 37.8 (9.1) 44.4 (14.7) 1.2 (0.5) 201.2 (79.8)
Residential 1173 128.4 (187.9) 8.3 (8.5) 661.0 (109.5) 65.7 (20.3) 37.6 (7.9) 64.4 (32.2) 1.7 (1.1) 338.7 (236.8)
Roadway 76 172.9 (251.1) 11.9 (21.6) 658.9 (127.3) 66.0 (25.4) 43.7 (16.7) 64.0 (34.6) 1.6 (0.9) 313.9 (142.4)
School 10 37.9 (12.9) 9.8 (16.2) 527.9 (40.3) 52.8 (5.6) 34.0 (6.3) 48.1 (14.2) 0.88 (0.5) 279.6 (175.6)
All 1528 123.1 (181.3) 8.3 (9.3) 663.4 (236.0) 65.0 (20.3) 38.7 (9.7) 67.6 (79.6) 1.7 (1.4) 328.0 (233.3)
a

The landuse type with the highest mean concentration is shown in bold for each column.

b

N, number of samples.