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Table 3 EF, CF, Igeo,\({\mathrm{E}}_{\mathrm{r}}^{\mathrm{i}}\), and RI (min, max, and ave) values of the heavy metals contaminants in the sediments

From: Heavy metal pollutants and their spatial distribution in surface sediments from Thondi coast, Palk Bay, South India

Index

Fe

Mn

Cr

Cu

Ni

Cd

Pb

Zn

EF

Min

0.41

0.30

1.25

0.41

0.18

1.52

0.52

1.77

Max

1.09

0.89

3.38

1.31

0.40

9.97

1.21

3.98

Ave

0.65

0.50

2.00

0.67

0.25

4.12

0.76

2.48

CF

Min

0.76

0.45

2.31

0.56

0.27

2.75

0.82

3.06

Max

1.11

0.94

3.78

1.53

0.48

12.25

1.56

4.26

Ave

0.94

0.73

2.90

0.99

0.37

5.83

1.13

3.61

Igeo

Min

9.2

5.43

4.19

3.06

3

 − 1.13

1.93

4

Max

9.37

5.75

4.4

3.49

3.25

 − 0.49

2.21

4.14

Ave

9.29

5.63

4.28

3.28

3.14

 − 0.85

2.06

4.07

\({E}_{\mathrm{r}}^{\mathrm{i}}\)

Min

 − 

 − 

1

3

1

82.5

4

3

Max

 − 

 − 

3

8

2.015

367.5

8

4

Ave

 − 

 − 

2.08

5

1.81

174.88

5.58

3.71

RI

 − 

 − 

 − 

48

119

44.3

4197

135

87