Table 4 Metal concentrations (mg/kg), dry mass and metal pollution index (MPI) in the open dump and control soil samples

1

0.03 (0.04)

0.003 (0.004)

7.56 (3.02)

0.27 (0.19)

0.77 (9.38)

0.04 (0.09)

0.13 (0.21)

2

0.03 (0.02)

0.002 (0.002)

3.70 (0.71)

0.19 (0.06)

2.12 (5.74)

0.04 (5.74)

0.12 (0.08)

3

0.12 (0.04)

0.003 (0.004)

2.61 (9.22)

0.29 (0.08)

15.43 (19.04)

0.05 (0.02)

0.24 (0.19)

4

0.05 (0.06)

0.004 (0.005)

5.41 (4.87)

0.28 (0.13)

20.39 (17.52)

0.17 (0.03)

0.32 (0.21)

5

0.10 (0.04)

0.004 (0.003)

5.81 (1.89)

0.51 (0.07)

19.39 (6.75)

0.34 (0.05)

0.45 (0.13)

Mean ± SD

0.07 ± 0.04 (0.04 ± 0.01)

0.003 ± 0.001 (0.004 ± 0.001)

5.02 ± 1.92 (3.94 ± 3.33)

0.31 ± 0.12 (0.11 ± 0.05)

11.62 ± 9.48 (11.69 ± 6.19)

0.12 ± 0.13 (0.04 ± 0.03)