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Table 8 Ecological risk factor and Potential Ecological Risk Index of heavy metals in the study area

From: Evaluation of surface water quality indices and ecological risk assessment for heavy metals in scrap yard neighbourhood

Sample code

Zn

Ni

Cd

Cu

Pb

\(\sum E_{r}^{i}\)

Risk grade

ODS-1

0.03

–

168

–

9.4

177.43

Moderate

ODS-2

0.02

–

180

–

–

180.02

Moderate

ODS-3

0.05

–

234

–

–

234.05

Moderate

ODS-4

0.03

–

186

–

–

186.03

Moderate

ODS-5

0.03

–

192

–

22.95

214.98

Moderate

ODS-6

0.04

–

147

–

–

147.04

Light

ODS-7

0.03

–

138.9

–

–

138.93

Light

ODS-8

0.02

–

147

–

–

147.02

Light

ODS-9

0.02

–

132

–

–

132.02

Light

ODS-10

0.02

–

86.1

–

–

86.12

Light

LFS-1

0.03

–

63.9

–

–

63.93

Light

LFS-2

0.03

–

99.9

–

–

99.93

Light

LFS-3

0.24

–

51

0.15

–

51.39

Light

LFS-4

0.26

–

110.1

–

–

110.36

Light

LFS-5

0.24

–

14.1

–

–

14.34

Light

Average value

0.073

–

130

0.15

16.8

132.24

 

Potential ecological risk

Light

–

Very strong

Light

Light

Very strong

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