Research Article

Quantitative Analysis of Heavy Metals and Organic Compounds in Soil from Deir Kanoun Ras El Ain Dump, Lebanon

Table 2

Average concentrations (n = 3) of heavy metals in soil collected from Deir Kanoun dump and canal. Contaminant concentrations of all metals are expressed in mg/kg.

Heavy metalSample site
D1D2D3D4C1C2

Pb504.3 ± 73.02622.1 ± 82.981206.1 ± 80.351306.1 ± 12.621365 ± 31.5728.4 ± 83.68
Cd131.1 ± 32.21118.7 ± 15.03117 ± 24.4477 ± 27.2278 ± 9.46104.4 ± 5.5
As51 ± 15.54471.97 ± 77.42521.7 ± 74.6895.87 ± 15.75603.3 ± 91.08281.6 ± 86.81
Hg3.587 ± 1.270.459 ± 0.1562.39 ± 0.4160.16 ± 0.0446.48 ± 0.7610.38 ± 0.073