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. 2023 Jan 7:1–18. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s12403-023-00534-3

Table 2.

PAHs and HMs in park soils worldwide

City As (mg/kg) Cd (mg/kg) Cr (mg/kg) Cu (mg/kg) Mn (mg/kg) Ni (mg/kg) Pb (mg/kg) Zn (mg/kg) PAHs (ng/g) References
Malopolska, Poland 1.74 ± 1.15 31.2 ± 10.4 176 ± 55.2 366 ± 118 Ciarkowska et al. (2019)
Miami, USA 1600 Banger et al. (2010)
Zielona Góra Poland 35.8 ± 65.7 41.8 ± 60.6 92.1 ± 72.8 Greinert (2015)
Milwaukee, USA 7869 Siemering & Thiboldeaux (2021)
Aberdeen, Scotland 23.9 ± 2.30 27.0 ± 64.0 286 ± 52.0 14.9 ± 1.60 94.4 ± 216 58.4 ± 7.60 Paterson et al. (1996)
Madrid, Spain 16.9 ± 10.2 36.6 ± 31.5 423 ± 89.4 9.02 ± 4.42 102 ± 136 139 ± 62.7 Izquierdo et al. (2015)
Malayer, Iran 0.500 11.5 10.7 82.7 Solgi & Oshvandi (2018)
Krakow, Poland 0.8 ± 0.69 16.3 ± 3.30 55.5 ± 20.3 10.5 ± 1.60 120.2 ± 60.3 177 ± 126 Gasiorek et al. (2017)
Brno, Czech Republic 0.276 ± 0.183 - 16.6 ± 7.60 27.2 ± 14.2 59.0 ± 34.5 Brtnický et al. (2019)
Copiapó,Chile 361 947 31 114 Vega et al. (2022)
La Serna-Coquimbo, Chile 80 660 24  < 103 Vega et al. (2022)
Gran Santiago, Chile 191 1119 48 179 Vega et al. (2022)
Nanjing, China 12.1 0.120 72.4 40.1 34.2 66.0 105 2371 Wang et al. (2020)
Shanghai, China 17.7 ± 5.22 0.362 ± 0.125 0.362 ± 0.125 38.5 ± 15.4 35.4 ± 13.3 36.3 ± 16.0 144 ± 42.8 2230 ± 3690 Liang et al. (2019)
Beijing, China 12.0 ± 3.89 0.490 ± 0.110 63.6 ± 49.2 35.5 ± 13.3 27.1 ± 3.45 36.4 ± 14.6 146 ± 49.4 466 ± 6.00 Liu et al. (2020, 2021); Qu et al. (2020)
Guangzhou, China 0.220 ± 0.0400 58.4 ± 17.8 73.5 ± 22.1 28.2 ± 6.64 124 ± 47.4 98.3 ± 11.2 286 ± 193 Gu et al. (2016); Ke et al. (2017)
Xiamen, China 11.8 0.240 17.6 19.8 433 7.90 49.5 92.2 641 Lu et al. (2008); Zhao et al. (2020)
Urumqi, China 1815 ± 652 Chen et al. (2013)
Xi’an, China 629 Bao et al. (2018)
Lanzhou, China 521 Jiang et al. (2016)
Hong Kong, China 0.350 ± 0.0900 21.8 ± 6.70 6.37 ± 4.02 5.30 ± 2.00 39.6 ± 23.3 46.8 ± 21.5 812 Chung et al. (2007); Lee et al. (2006)