Research Article

Assessment of Potential Location of High Arsenic Contamination Using Fuzzy Overlay and Spatial Anisotropy Approach in Iron Mine Surrounding Area

Table 1

Quantity of arsenic concentration in soils at the inside and outside of the study catchment, other parameters, and their basic statistics.

Depth (m)Measured range (mean value ± SD)MedianSkewnessKurtosis

As (mg/kg)0.000.29–18.48 ( ), 3.411.671.93
Fe (mg/kg)0.002800–38500 ( ), 145000.42−0.53
pH0.004.20–8.53 ( ), 7.67−2.484.27
Temp (°C)0.0023.90–39.50 ( ), 29.100.960.69
ORP (mV)0.00−104.80–413.70 ( ), 248.80−1.141.97