Review Article
Current Status of Trace Metal Pollution in Soils Affected by Industrial Activities
Table 6
Regulatory levels for soil metals established between different countries.
| Order | Country | Concentration (mg kg−1) | Reference | Pb | Zn | Ni | Cu | Cr | Cd | As |
| 1 | Australia | — | 200 | 60 | 60 | 50 | — | 20 | [81] | 2 | Japan | — | — | — | 125 | — | 1 | 15 | [82] | 3 | Taiwan | 100 | 300 | — | 150 | 200 | 4 | 20 | [83] | 4 | Turkey | 150 | 500 | — | 100 | — | 5 | — | [84] | 5 | EU | 300 | 300 | 75 | 140 | 150 | 3 | — | [85] | 6 | Netherlands | 150 | 500 | 100 | 100 | 250 | 5 | — | [86] | 7 | Spain | 300 | 450 | 112 | 210 | 150 | 3 | — | [87] | 8 | Germany | 100 | 300 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 3 | 20 | [88] | 9 | France | 100 | 300 | 50 | 100 | 150 | 2 | 20 | [89] | 10 | UK | 550 | 280 | 35 | 140 | 600 | 4 | 10 | [90] | 11 | USA | 150 | 300 | 31 | 45 | 212 | 2 | 5.6 | [91] | 12 | Canada | 500 | 500 | 100 | 100 | 250 | 5 | — | [92] |
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