Elements

(μg/g)

Location

Residential soil quality

(μg/g)

El-Mex

Eastern Harbour

El-Dekhila

Abu-Qir

Rashid

Pb

20.45 ± 0.44

33.62 ± 1.28

52.74 ± 4.6

18.3 ± 0.28

15.95 ± 0.21

140.0^*

Cd

8.68 ± 0.34

12.55 ± 0.48

9.77 ± 0.42

6.42 ± 0.27

2.82 ± 0.13

10.0^*

Ni

40.54 ± 3.20

35.77 ± 1.33

45.96 ± 3.1

32.85 ± 1.58

37.52 ± 1.2

50.0^*

Mn

210.33 ± 9.55

278.46 ± 8.2

268.22 ± 11.3

245.88 ± 12.9

195.28 ± 12.8

1100^**

Cr

45.77 ± 4.66

72.33 ± 5.9

48.63 ± 3.7

59.86 ± 5.2

62.48 ± 4.8

64.0^*

Cu

32.66 ± 1.12

20.87 ± 0.67

25.87 ± 1.35

29.57 ± 0.87

33.85 ± 1.23

63.0^*

Co

20.66 ± 4.6

38.33 ± 2.6

62.53 ± 4.25

45.95 ± 5.8

39.76 ± 3.24

50.0^*

Zn

139.22 ± 4.55

95.25 ± 3.55

88.35 ± 2.2

112.44 ± 2.88

147.62 ± 5.2

200.0^*

MPI

39.96

29.69

50.77

41.43

37.71