Research Article

[Retracted] Chemical Speciation and Potential Mobility of Heavy Metals in the Soil of Former Tin Mining Catchment

Table 6

Analysis of heavy metals speciation.

FractionDescriptionPbCuCrZnAsSn

1Exchangeable09.34%06.44%07.98%09.55%11.53%14.64%
2Bound to carbonates18.34%15.44%17.98%19.55%27.53%33.64%
3Bound to oxides23.76%26.19%24.15%23.98%28.21%42.12%
4Bound to organics26.16%28.91%30.75%33.58%40.53%52.40%
5Residual or inert57.56%52.98%61.45%63.12%59.52%71.29%
Sum of concentration of metals (mg/kg)22.5522.8217.0722.5206.2856.30
Potential mobility52.73%54.88%42.34%52.12%16.72%89.14%