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Table 4 THQm (THQ for males) values for metals of vegetables grown in contaminated and reference areas compiled after Harmanescu et al., 2011 [61]

From: Application of principal component analysis in the pollution assessment with heavy metals of vegetable food chain in the old mining areas

Vegetables and areas

Code

THQm Fe

THQm Mn

THQm Zn

THQm Cu

THQm Ni

THQm Cd

THQm Pb

THQm SUM

Root parsley R

R1

0.587

0.501

0.283

0.262

0.119

0.365

8.353

10.47

Root parsley M

M1

0.262

0.107

0.048

0.319

0.045

0.077

0.350

1.208

Root parsley Ref

Ref1

0.129

0.043

0.022

0.057

0.017

0.010

0.040

0.318

Root carrot R

R2

0.079

0.041

0.030

0.071

0.017

0.148

1.117

1.503

Root carrot M

M2

0.084

0.029

0.020

0.082

0.007

0.049

0.048

0.319

Root carrot Ref

Ref2

0.046

0.019

0.013

0.034

0.004

0.020

0.029

0.165

Onion R

R3

0.040

0.054

0.067

0.020

0.020

0.105

0.266

0.572

Onion M

M3

0.012

0.018

0.012

0.063

0.001

0.021

0.070

0.197

Onion Ref

Ref3

0.004

0.004

0.005

0.011

0.003

0.010

0.021

0.058

Leaf parsley R

R4

0.092

0.032

0.019

0.027

0.012

0.053

0.347

0.582

Leaf parsley M

M4

0.094

0.043

0.021

0.074

0.058

0.031

0.087

0.408

Leaf parsley Ref

Ref4

0.065

0.026

0.019

0.016

0.009

0.017

0.049

0.201

Leaf carrot R

R5

0.028

0.014

0.008

0.004

0.005

0.007

0.036

0.102

Leaf carrot M

M5

0.045

0.025

0.012

0.033

0.012

0.024

0.022

0.173

Leaf carrot Ref

Ref5

0.013

0.006

0.003

0.006

0.003

0.005

0.005

0.041

Cabbage R

R6

0.159

0.139

0.101

0.063

0.065

0.219

0.474

1.22

Cabbage M

M6

0.083

0.121

0.053

0.128

0.031

0.112

0.131

0.659

Cabbage Ref

Ref6

0.042

0.051

0.020

0.021

0.012

0.021

0.028

0.195

Lettuce R

R7

0.095

0.110

0.089

0.086

0.026

0.174

0.326

0.906

Lettuce M

M7

0.045

0.054

0.032

0.100

0.017

0.161

0.112

0.521

Lettuce Ref

Ref7

0.036

0.046

0.033

0.035

0.010

0.033

0.040

0.233

Cucumber R

R8

0.006

0.089

0.055

0.045

0.026

0.244

0.379

0.844

Cucumber M

M8

0.006

0.079

0.009

0.112

0.050

0.284

0.194

0.734

Cucumber Ref

Ref8

0.004

0.006

0.006

0.021

0.021

0.057

0.087

0.202

Green Bean R

R9

0.156

0.093

0.082

0.049

0.045

0.114

0.184

0.723

Green Bean M

M9

0.071

0.090

0.063

0.067

0.048

0.123

0.102

0.564

Green Bean Ref

Ref9

0.056

0.059

0.060

0.013

0.020

0.058

0.035

0.301