Heavy metals Clarke Value R1 R2 E1 E2
Wet season Dry season Wet season Dry season Wet season Dry season Wet season Dry season
Al 81300 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
As 5 0.00 19.60 0.00 0.00 0.84 5.60 5.50 37.40
Ba 260 2.90 4.00 4.30 5.90 1.30 0.90 1.30 1.40
Co 23 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.24 1.10 0.05
Cr 200 2.10 2.80 3.20 2.90 1.00 2.60 4.10 4.80
Cu 70 0.00 0.00 2.70 0.06 0.35 0.44 1.80 1.90
Fe 50000 3.70 4.40 5.10 4.40 1.00 1.80 2.10 3.40
Pb 16 3.80 0.00 9.50 4.80 5.90 18.00 20.00 17.20
Mn 1000 2.60 2.60 2.10 3.00 0.48 0.71 1.06 1.27
Mo 15 0.00 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.03 0.55 1.74 0.28
Ni 80 0.38 0.12 0.48 0.62 0.34 0.64 2.39 1.66
Se *0.05 0.00 0.00 782 0.00 159 887 2022 0.00
Sr 300 1.50 1.80 2.30 4.20 2.00 3.10 7.40 9.90
Ti 4400 1.50 1.80 1.80 1.40 1.30 1.20 1.60 5.30
V 150 2.60 3.50 3.80 3.10 1.10 1.40 3.30 6.80
Zn 132 3.20 4.50 6.90 4.10 3.60 6.00 8.70 4.30
Zr *165 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00
Clarke values after: *[37, 38]
Table 3: Enrichment factors (EF) of heavy metals in the Isipingo River and Estuarine sediments.