Accumulation of arsenic and other metals in soil and human consumable foods of Meherpur district, southwestern Bangladesh, and associated health risk assessment

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Table 2 Metal concentration (mg kg⁻¹) in soil samples of Meherpur district, southwestern Bangladesh

Sample ID	Description	As	Fe	Mn	Co	Ni	Cu	Zn	Cr	Cd	Pb
SS-1	Irrigated soil	17.5	26255.4	577.3	11.4	28.4	23.9	73.0	19.0	0.12	10.0
SS-2		23.8	29137.8	656.0	12.2	30.3	26.6	78.0	25.4	0.16	11.0
SS-3		40.2	38356.4	825.2	17.9	46.8	42.9	87.2	35.2	0.13	16.3
SS-4		16.6	19114.3	411.6	8.23	20.3	16.5	54.5	13.0	0.06	9.01
Mean		24.5	28216.0	617.5	12.4	31.5	27.5	73.9	23.2	0.12	11.6
SD		10.9	7965.80	171.9	4.03	11.1	11.1	13.8	9.50	0.04	3.25
SS-5	Non-irrigated soil	4.54	22304.0	415.2	8.78	22.3	22.3	118.3	13.2	0.11	10.9
SS-6		9.10	23315.0	510.4	11.0	27.5	22.9	82.4	18.1	0.08	9.29
SS-7		9.77	25042.2	494.4	12.0	28.6	24.3	66.2	18.6	0.07	9.57
SS-8		10.3	23119.4	515.7	10.6	26.2	26.4	74.0	17.4	0.06	10.0
Mean		8.43	23445.2	483.9	10.6	26.2	24.0	85.2	16.8	0.08	9.94
SD		2.64	1151.20	46.70	1.35	2.75	1.82	23.0	2.47	0.02	0.70
Descriptive statistics
Mean	Both irrigated and non-irrigated soil	16.5	25,830.7	550.7	11.5	28.8	25.7	79.2	20.0	0.10	10.8
Maximum		40.2	38,356.4	825.2	17.9	46.8	42.9	118.3	35.2	0.16	16.3
Minimum		4.54	19,114.3	411.6	8.23	20.3	16.2	54.5	13.0	0.06	9.01
Range		35.7	19,242.1	413.6	9.64	26.5	26.4	63.8	22.2	0.10	7.29
SD		11.3	5853.6	136.7	2.94	8.01	7.62	18.7	7.27	0.04	2.35