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. 2022 Mar 9;12:3868. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-07789-x

Table 3.

The level and terminology of PI and Ei of the analyzed heavy metals in urban and non-urban soils.

Parameter Urban soil Non-urban soil
Zn Cu Cd Pb Ni Zn Cu Cd Pb Ni
Pollution index (PI)
Min 1.04 1.02 1.08 1.1.05 1.02 1.03 1.01 1.03 1.02 1.01
Max 3.5 5.4 3.42 3.4 4.21 1.59 1.97 2.02 1.41 1.39
Mean 1.51 1.73 1.96 1.89 1.86 1.4 1.33 1.5 1.31 1.29
SD 0.4 0.81 0.71 0.62 1.1 0.22 0.45 0.33 0.31 0.42
%Class of total samples
LP 89.8 81.1 76.8 56.5 65.2 100 100 92 100 100
MP 7.3 14.5 7.3 39.1 11.6 8
HP 2.9 4.4 15.9 4.4 23.2
Single risk factor (Ei)
Min 1.04 5.11 32.5 5.23 5.12 1.03 4.93 31.2 4.1 4.3
Max 3.5 27.12 102.67 16.99 21.06 1.59 9.87 61.3 5.6 9.3
Mean 1.51 8.65 58.73 9.46 10 1.4 6.65 39.2 5.4 5.8
SD 0.4 4.1 21.2 3.1 4.9 0.22 3.2 12.7 2.4 2.5
%Class of total samples
LR 100 100 36.7 100 100 100 90 100 100
MR 46.8 10
CR 16.5

PI; LP low pollution (1 < PI ≤ 2), MP moderate pollution (2 < PI ≤ 3), HP high pollution (PI > 3).

Ei; LR low risk (Ei ≤ 40), MR moderate risk (40 < Ei ≤ 80), CR considerable risk (80 < Ei ≤ 160).