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Table 1 Average heavy metal concentration in mg kg−1 per sample within study area

From: Analyzing soil contamination status in garage and auto mechanical workshops of Shashemane City: implication for hazardous waste management

Sample

Cr

Pb

Ni

Cd

CO

pH

SOM (%)

EC (µS)

1

168.7

613.4

390

84.9

845.5

0.4

35.3

1007.2

2

263.1

382.5

1086.6

307.8

1685.7

0.6

19.7

1018.3

3

125.1

236.4

390

230.7

164.9

3.4

16.9

688.2

4

82.8

526.4

679.9

81.4

131

0.4

34.2

929.6

5

207

192.2

408.1

14.7

156.1

0.6

19

1000.6

6

230.5

791

18.9

185.9

117.3

0.5

15.8

656.8

7

128.1

742.2

10.8

119

165.8

0.4

34

922.9

8

1003.7

681.8

197.3

120.9

157.1

0.6

19.2

1006.5

9

243

587.9

42.8

128.7

137.8

0.5

16.3

675.3

10

450.7

468.9

787.1

87.4

179

0.3

34.4

950.1

11

391.6

3041.3

1044

144.3

72.2

0.6

19.6

994

12

186.4

1121

268.2

91.9

159.6

0.4

15.7

694.2

Mean ± SD

290.1 ± 248.8

782.1 ± 754.7

443.6 ± 378.3

133.1 ± 77.5

331.0 ± 472.7

1.1 ± 1.5

48.8 ± 11.5

904.6 ± 557.5

Range

82.8–1003.7

192.2–3041.3

10.8–1086.6

14.7–307.8

72.2–1685.7

0.3–3.4

15.7–35.3

656.8–1018.3

Control

188.05

8.45

20.06

10.5

53.11

−0.75

214.17

3.5