Depth(cm)

Zn(mg/kg)

Cd(mg/kg)

Cr(mg/kg)

Pb(mg/kg)

Fe(mg/kg)

Ni(mg/kg)

Cu(mg/kg)

SITE 1

0-15

127

4.3

124

661

36.7

320

253

15-30

126

4.2

121

659

36.7

321

254

30-60

124

4.2

122

662

36.9

321

254

60-90

127

4.1

125

658

36.9

322

255

 

126

4.2

123

660

36.8

321

254

Mean

SITE 2

0-15

154

7.2

134

778

40.4

439

349

15-30

152

7.1

136

779

40.6

440

350

30-60

151

7.3

135

781

40.6

440

350

60-90

155

7.3

135

782

40.8

441

351

 

153

7.3

135

780

40.6

440

350

Mean

SITE 3

0-15

109

2

128

678

23.3

224

309

15-30

111

4

131

679

23.2

226

310

30-60

108

2

129

681

23.5

226

310

60-90

112

4

132

682

23.6

228

311

 

110

3

130

680

23.4

226

310

Mean

SITE 4

0-15

139

6.2

123

721

34

434

265

15-30

137

6.3

126

722

35

434

267

30-60

136

6.1

124

724

35

436

267

60-90

140

6.4

127

725

36

436

269

 

138

6.5

125

723

35

435

267

Mean

SITE 5

0-15

99

2.5

102

548

22.2

155

179

15-30

98

2.6

102

549

22.3

155

180

30-60

101

2.9

106

551

22.5

157

180

60-90

103

2.8

106

552

22.6

157

181

 

102

2.7

104

550

22.4

156

180

Mean

SITE 6

0-15

141

3.4

105

542

21.6

175

199

15-30

142

3.8

104

543

22.8

175

199

30-60

141

3.5

107

543

21.7

174

201

60-90

142

3.7

108

544

21.8

176

201

 

143

3.6

106

543

21.8

175

200

Mean

SITE 7

0-15

131

5.7

110

739

36.6

354

339

15-30

133

5.8

111

740

36.9

356

339

30-60

131

5.8

113

742

36.9

356

341

60-90

133

5.9

114

743

36.9

358

341

 

132

5.8

112

741

36.9

356

340

Mean

SITE 8

0-15

126

4.2

114

698

37.7

397

310

 

128

4.1

115

699

37.7

398

312

15-30

30-60

127

4.2

117

701

37.9

398

312

60-90

127

4.3

118

702

37.9

399

314

Mean

127

4.2

116

700

37.8

398

312

 

AVERAGE of

128.8 ± 16.7

4.6 ± 1.6

118.8 ± 11.2

672.1 ± 85.8

31.8 ± 7.8

313.3 ± 114.2

276.6 ± 62.8

 

ECC standards

150-300mg/kg

1-3mg/kg

100mg/kg

50-300mg/kg

n/a

30-75mg/kg

50-140mg/kg

 

Indian Allowable

300-600mg/kg

3-6mg/kg

n/a

250-

n/a

250-

135-270mg/kg

 

Limits

 

 

 

500mg/kg

 

300mg/kg

 

Table 2: The heavy metals values of soil samples collected from land adjacent to Samanabad Sewage drain, Lahore.