Table 5 Average concentration of elements (μg/g dry weight) in the fennel fruit samples from the four sites (mean ± SD, n = 3)

AA

20,500 ± 290

2,390 ± 68

1,140 ± 67

45.8 ± 1.1

103 ± 4

97.7 ± 2.9

67.7 ± 3.7

37.1 ± 2.0

18.7 ± 0.5

1.90 ± 0.10

ND

B

23,000 ± 240

1,970 ± 83

1,900 ± 81

51.4 ± 1.3

48.4 ± 0.6

91.4 ± 2.4

26.2 ± 0.3

37.8 ± 2.2

24.2 ± 1.1

1.67 ± 0.10

ND

DD

21,400 ± 100

3,460 ± 93

1,480 ± 62

48.1 ± 6.2

62.5 ± 0.3

94.0 ± 4.7

49.5 ± 0.9

44.7 ± 2.5

24.0 ± 0.7

1.89 ± 0.08

ND

FS

22,900 ± 570

1,310 ± 58

1,470 ± 74

30.6 ± 0.7

23.9 ± 0.2

90.9 ± 0.4

70.8 ± 0.6

40.8 ± 1.3

24.2 ± 0.6

1.59 ± 0.10

ND