Trace Element Soil Quality Status of Mt. Cameroon Soils

Table 3

Target, intervention values, and concentrations in soils of metals. Target and intervention values for soils are expressed as the concentration in a standard soil (10% organic matter and 25% clay), Ministry of Housing, The Netherlands [3].

Site	Depth	Co			Cu			Zn			Ni			V			Cr
				Mt. Cam.			Mt. Cam.			Mt. Cam.			Mt. Cam.			Mt. Cam.			Mt. Cam.
MUT	0–29	11	359	102	90	477	58	156	803	157	43	258	46	52	307	654	116	441	400
	29–76	13	382	52	98	517	46	176	906	102	51	306	39	61	364	584	132	502	200
BUA	0–33	14	479	108	107	564	142	190	976	160	54	324	106	65	386	561	138	524	700
	33–186	18	210	97	120	633	95	223	1147	96	67	402	114	80	479	459	164	623	800
LBE	0–20	8	240	59	68	360	68	115	592	130	31	186	43	37	221	435	92	350	100
	20–70	9	501	51	72	381	64	125	644	137	35	210	48	42	250	477	100	380	100
EKA	0–170	19	262	99	126	664	68	234	1201	90	70	420	48	84	500	530	170	646	600
BAK	0–10	10	277	95	97	515	145	156	803	178	38	228	177	46	271	487	106	403	800
	10–70	10	143	123	84	445	151	145	747	170	40	240	192	48	286	633	110	418	1100
BOR	0–21	5	195	68	62	329	136	95	490	151	22	132	84	26	157	418	74	281	200
	21–77	7	53	77	75	395	139	119	611	169	29	174	88	35	207	458	88	334	300

Notes:
= target values: normal or natural levels;
= intervention values: clean-up level.