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Table 6 Contamination factors and degree of contamination categories with their terminologies for description

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

S.n.

Cf classes

Cf and Cd terminologies

Cd classes

1

Cf < 1

Low Cf indicating low contamination/low Cd

Cd < 8

2

1 ≤ Cf < 3

Moderate Cf/moderate Cd

8 ≤ Cd < 16

3

3 ≤ Cf < 6

Considerable Cf/Cd

16 ≤ Cd < 32

4

Cf ≥ 6

Very high Cf/Cd

Cd ≥ 32

  1. Source: Hakanson (1980)
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