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 3 Results of enrichment factor (EF) and geo-accumulation index (Igeo) of soil samples of Meherpur district, southwestern Bangladesh

Sample ID	As		Fe		Mn		Co		Cu		Zn		Cd		Pb
Sample ID	EF	I_geo	EF	I_geo	EF	I_geo	EF	I_geo	EF	I_geo	EF	I_geo	EF	I_geo	EF	I_geo
SS-1	18.5	2.70	1	−1.51	1.16	−1.30	0.87	−1.72	0.83	−1.79	1.99	−0.52	1.14	−1.32	1.47	−0.96
SS-2	22.7	3.14	1	−1.36	1.18	−1.12	0.83	−1.62	0.83	−1.64	1.91	−0.43	1.37	−0.91	1.45	−0.82
SS-3	29.1	3.90	1	−0.97	1.13	−0.79	0.93	−1.07	1.02	−0.94	1.62	−0.27	0.85	−1.21	1.63	−0.26
SS-4	24.1	2.62	1	−1.97	1.14	−1.79	0.86	−2.19	0.78	−2.33	2.04	−0.95	0.78	−2.32	1.81	−1.11
SS-5	5.70	0.75	1	−1.75	0.97	−1.78	0.79	−2.09	0.91	−1.89	3.79	0.17	1.23	−1.44	1.88	−0.84
SS-6	10.8	1.75	1	−1.68	1.15	−1.48	0.95	−1.76	0.89	−1.59	2.52	−0.35	0.86	−1.91	1.53	−1.07
SS-7	10.8	1.85	1	−1.58	1.03	−1.53	0.96	−1.64	0.88	−1.76	1.88	−0.67	0.70	−2.10	1.46	−1.03
SS-8	12.4	1.93	1	−1.70	1.17	−1.47	0.91	−1.83	1.04	−1.65	2.29	−0.50	0.65	−2.32	1.67	−0.96
Mean	16.8	2.33	1	−1.57	1.12	−1.41	0.89	−1.74	0.90	−1.70	2.26	−0.44	0.95	−1.69	1.61	−0.88