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Table 3 Environmental risk levels of the different heavy metals in the various functional mine areas

From: Spatiotemporal distribution patterns and risk characteristics of heavy metal pollutants in the soil of lead–zinc mines

Level

Reclamation area

Residential area

Sewage plant area

Pb (%)

Zn (%)

Cd (%)

Pb (%)

Zn (%)

Cd (%)

Pb (%)

Zn (%)

Cd (%)

1

20

20

35

40

0

0

45

25

25

2

20

30

25

20

0

10

10

5

0

3

20

45

35

10

30

20

10

15

10

4

15

5

0

20

60

35

10

10

10

5

25

0

5

10

10

35

25

45

55

Level

Mining area

Tailings area

Farmland area

Pb (%)

Zn (%)

Cd (%)

Pb (%)

Zn (%)

Cd (%)

Pb (%)

Zn (%)

Cd (%)

1

5

5

5

15

5

10

18.18

0.00

0.00

2

0

0

0

10

10

5

18.18

0.00

0.00

3

0

0

5

25

10

20

27.27

9.09

0.00

4

0

15

10

20

40

0

9.09

45.45

36.36

5

95

80

80

30

35

65

27.27

45.45

63.64

Level

Total mine area

Pb (%)

Zn (%)

Cd (%)

1

24.32

9.91

13.51

2

12.61

8.11

7.21

3

14.41

18.92

16.22

4

12.61

27.93

13.51

5

36.04

35.14

49.55