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Table 2 Comparison of heavy metal contents in filler materials and marine sediments of Shenzhen Bay (unit: mg·kg−1)

From: Spatial distribution and contamination assessment of heavy metal pollution of sediments in coastal reclamation areas: a case study in Shenzhen Bay, China

  

As

Cd

Cr

Cu

Pb

Zn

Fill material

(n = 11)

Mean

NA

0.20

8.08

8.30

39.61

32.32

Average

NA

0.12–0.50

2.01–24.27

2.82–27.73

11.61–68.81

20.27–44.85

Marine mud

Mean

NA

0.40

75.96

34.63

49.45

119.25

(n = 22)

Average

NA

0.28–0.68

56.86–96.38

21.37–74.21

34.46–67.77

77.36–192.39

  1. Data from the reference Chen and Jiao [7]