Table 2 Results of XRF-measurement, EF calculation, and grain size analysis for all flood samples
Sample N° | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | \(\overline{x}\) + 2σ-background |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Absolute concentrations (mg/kg) | |||||||||||||
c(Al) | 48,645 | 64,900 | 50,310 | 55,550 | 52,145 | 53,825 | 58,410 | 56,045 | 54,280 | 55,675 | 47,450 | 56,835 | 82,564.0 |
c(Ni) | 56.1 | 73.1 | 70.9 | 64.9 | 60.4 | 63.1 | 66.7 | 63.8 | 58.6 | 75.3 | 55.2 | 64.8 | 28.5 |
c(Cu) | 241.1 | 375.2 | 498.1 | 366.9 | 358.0 | 331.5 | 374.8 | 384.1 | 284.6 | 568.2 | 331.5 | 404.7 | 29.0 |
c(Zn) | 1797.0 | 4844.5 | 8760.0 | 8420.5 | 4971.5 | 5635.0 | 5772.5 | 6246.5 | 4812.0 | 8586.5 | 7704.0 | 6294.0 | 112.3 |
c(As) | 38.7 | 71.8 | 73.4 | 79.6 | 57.6 | 85.9 | 83.7 | 86.1 | 83.4 | 54.0 | 64.8 | 28.6 | |
c(Cd) | 8.1 | 43.5 | 29.5 | 22.8 | 21.7 | 17.2 | 26.3 | 28.0 | 25.3 | 29.1 | 25.0 | 20.7 | 5.5 |
c(Sn) | 18.5 | 29.0 | 25.2 | 21.9 | 24.6 | 16.9 | 19.8 | 24.0 | 25.4 | 27.9 | 18.9 | 17.7 | 6.4 |
c(Sb) | 19.2 | 32.2 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 19.9 | 7.6 | 16.3 | 17.7 | 22.3 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 12.2 | 6.6 |
c(Pb) | 772.4 | 1633.0 | 1583.5 | 1548.0 | 1204.5 | 1228.5 | 1298.0 | 1306.0 | 1169.0 | 1683.0 | 1100.5 | 1467.5 | 161.6 |
Enrichment factor with Al as reference element | |||||||||||||
EF(Ni) | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | |
EF(Cu) | 14.1 | 16.5 | 28.2 | 18.8 | 19.6 | 17.5 | 18.3 | 19.5 | 14.9 | 29.1 | 19.9 | 20.3 | |
EF(Zn) | 27.2 | 54.9 | 128.0 | 111.5 | 70.1 | 77.0 | 72.7 | 82.0 | 65.2 | 113.4 | 119.4 | 81.4 | |
EF(As) | 2.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | ||
EF(Cd) | 2.5 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 5.4 | |
EF(Sn) | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 4.0 | |
EF(Sb) | 4.9 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | |
EF(Pb) | 8.1 | 12.9 | 16.1 | 14.2 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 15.4 | 11.8 | 13.2 | |
Grain size distribution | |||||||||||||
Mean (µm) | 111.7 | 21.9 | 217.6 | 158.4 | 81.4 | 94.8 | 104.6 | 69.7 | 31.7 | 91.0 | 91.2 | 86.6 | |
Mode (µm) | 34.6 | 28.7 | 185.4 | 223.4 | 45.8 | 72.9 | 34.6 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 50.2 | 60.5 | 72.9 | |
Median (µm) | 25.1 | 14.0 | 122.6 | 142.6 | 40.2 | 59.4 | 26.3 | 27.4 | 25.1 | 46.5 | 54.7 | 55.2 | |
PM0.1 (%) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
PM2.5 (%) | 14.3 | 16.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 9.4 | |
PM10 (%) | 33.5 | 42.3 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 21.5 | 19.3 | 29.0 | 28.2 | 29.2 | 21.3 | 17.8 | 19.3 | |
PM50 (%) | 68.5 | 92.4 | 31.7 | 27.8 | 61.3 | 45.9 | 74.1 | 75.9 | 82.4 | 54.4 | 48.4 | 48.3 | |