Table 2.
Concentration (Mean ± SD) of PTE in A. bisporus samples collected from different locations (M1–M15) of Uttarakhand state, India.
| Site Code | Potentially Toxic Elements (PTE) Concentration (mg/kg) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cd | Cr | Cu | Fe | Pb | Mn | Ni | Zn | |
| M1 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 20.35 ± 0.16 | 18.26 ± 0.08 | 48.28 ± 0.62 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 26.35 ± 0.15 | 1.65 ± 0.10 | 42.34 ± 1.52 |
| M2 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 15.19 ± 0.28 | 13.69 ± 0.56 | 49.35 ± 0.45 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 20.84 ± 0.37 | 1.51 ± 0.23 | 40.07 ± 0.80 |
| M3 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 16.02 ± 0.42 | 10.36 ± 1.30 | 48.16 ± 0.28 | 0.06 ± 0.02 | 17.18 ± 0.40 | 1.07 ± 0.09 | 37.20 ± 2.43 |
| M4 | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 19.46 ± 0.80 | 14.21 ± 0.96 | 42.03 ± 1.34 | 0.01 ± 0.03 | 20.07 ± 0.24 | 0.68 ± 0.06 | 41.93 ± 1.30 |
| M5 | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 18.08 ± 1.07 | 17.82 ± 0.25 | 37.28 ± 2.70 | 0.03 ± 0.02 | 16.66 ± 0.16 | 0.47 ± 0.07 | 34.45 ± 0.65 |
| M6 | 0.06 ± 0.02 | 19.06 ± 0.71 | 14.67 ± 0.30 | 41.73 ± 1.08 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 24.50 ± 0.70 | 0.39 ± 0.05 | 36.85 ± 1.05 |
| M7 | 0.04 ± 0.03 | 14.38 ± 1.02 | 15.44 ± 0.46 | 40.26 ± 0.55 | 0.04 ± 0.02 | 18.15 ± 1.30 | 0.66 ± 0.12 | 40.10 ± 0.30 |
| M8 | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 15.10 ± 0.45 | 15.35 ± 0.27 | 31.82 ± 0.38 | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 15.94 ± 0.83 | 0.90 ± 0.16 | 34.42 ± 2.73 |
| M9 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 14.72 ± 0.30 | 14.84 ± 0.02 | 20.10 ± 3.91 | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 16.49 ± 0.32 | 0.65 ± 0.10 | 36.00 ± 0.50 |
| M10 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 16.05 ± 0.21 | 12.73 ± 0.15 | 28.13 ± 0.56 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 18.76 ± 0.60 | 1.30 ± 0.24 | 31.08 ± 0.78 |
| M11 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 13.29 ± 0.59 | 13.08 ± 0.80 | 34.19 ± 0.10 | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 21.30 ± 1.30 | 1.10 ± 0.08 | 35.19 ± 1.35 |
| M12 | 0.08 ± 0.02 | 10.23 ± 0.28 | 19.70 ± 0.11 | 27.32 ± 0.43 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 23.42 ± 0.45 | 1.66 ± 0.19 | 33.87 ± 0.82 |
| M13 | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 19.75 ± 0.14 | 17.36 ± 1.09 | 43.12 ± 0.22 | 0.03 ± 0.02 | 25.10 ± 0.20 | 1.32 ± 0.14 | 34.03 ± 0.42 |
| M14 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 18.03 ± 0.53 | 16.02 ± 0.26 | 30.54 ± 0.70 | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 17.05 ± 0.36 | 1.54 ± 0.08 | 32.30 ± 0.36 |
| M15 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 13.45 ± 0.42 | 12.55 ± 0.08 | 38.27 ± 0.86 | 0.06 ± 0.02 | 18.16 ± 0.30 | 0.87 ± 0.12 | 35.74 ± 0.10 |
| Mean ± SD | 0.07 ± 0.02 | 16.21 ± 2.87 | 15.07 ± 2.48 | 37.37 ± 8.59 | 0.05 ± 0.02 | 20.00 ± 3.44 | 1.05 ± 0.43 | 36.37 ± 3.39 |
| CV (%) | 31.40 | 17.68 | 16.48 | 23.00 | 51.05 | 17.20 | 40.97 | 9.32 |
| K-W | 0.047 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.042 | 0.009 | 0.025 | 0.019 |
| SL | 0.10 | 20.00 | 40.00 | 425.00 | 0.20 | 30.00 | 1.50 | 50.00 |
| Reference | [3] | [3] | [3] | [18] | [18] | [18] | [3] | [3] |
CV: coefficient of variance; SL: safe limits; K-W: Kruskal–Wallis p-value.