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 4 Heavy metals concentration (mg kg⁻¹) in food (rice grain and vegetables) samples of Meherpur district, southwestern Bangladesh

Sample ID	As	Fe	Mn	Co	Ni	Cu	Zn	Cr	Cd	Pb
R-1	2.00	636.0	88.4	0.23	0.96	2.89	11.5	1.30	0.06	0.61
R-2	0.71	101.5	98.6	< 0.2	1.83	1.67	21.8	1.80	0.13	1.43
R-3	1.40	108.9	133	< 0.2	0.62	2.15	11.8	0.79	0.06	0.53
R-4	0.79	238.6	133.7	0.03	0.81	2.42	14.7	1.00	0.07	0.58
FS-1	0.12	188.5	1.00	0.18	1.64	10.8	12.8	0.89	0.06	0.75
FS-2	0.49	775.2	0.95	0.29	1.25	5.68	12.6	1.21	0.20	0.92
FS-3	0.08	49.60	0.28	< 0.2	1.22	12.8	29.6	1.64	0.24	1.80
FS-4	0.41	575.4	1.67	0.2	2.07	18.3	16.9	1.91	0.11	1.15
FS-5	1.59	139.1	0.55	< 0.2	2.43	6.90	21.3	2.00	0.14	1.55
Average	0.84	312.5	50.9	0.19	1.43	7.07	17.0	1.39	0.12	1.04
Maximum	2.00	775.2	133.7	0.29	2.43	18.3	29.6	1.91	0.24	1.55
Minimum	0.08	49.60	0.28	< 0.2	0.62	1.67	11.5	0.79	0.06	0.53
Range	1.92	725.7	133.5	0.27	1.81	16.6	18.1	1.12	0.18	1.02
SD	0.68	272.5	61.0	0.10	0.61	5.78	6.12	0.46	0.07	0.47