Species

Trace metals

BCF

TF

Abandoned site

Operating site

Control site

Abandoned site

Operating site

Control site

Panicum maximum

Zn

4.97 ± 1.76a

3.77 ± 1.32a

4.11 ± 2.56a

0.51 ± 0.09a

0.63 ± 0.09a

1.78 ± 1.04a

Ni

97.17 ± 36.75ab

12.33 ± 7.81a

7.42 ± 6.72b

1.92 ± 0.65a

4.26 ± 1.73b

2.53 ± 1.84ab

Cu

5.24 ± 1.30a

11.36 ± 4.02a

1.03 ± 0.88a

0.67 ± 0.15a

0.97 ± 0.36a

0.12 ± 0.09a

Pb

2.28 ± 0.92a

1.23 ± 0.53a

1.26 ± 0.48a

0.91 ± 0.42a

0.84 ± 0.19a

0.92 ± 0.20a

Cd

1.03 ± 0.43a

0.34 ± 0.08a

1.21 ± 0.76a

0.48 ± 0.16a

1.40 ± 0.89a

0.99 ± 0.67a

Eleusine indica

Zn

7.16 ± 2.41a

4.70 ± 1.27a

3.96 ± 2.38a

0.67 ± 0.09a

0.59 ± 0.11a

0.88 ± 0.14a

Ni

111.98 ± 82.45a

50.94 ± 19.64ab

1.38 ± 0.64b

1.55 ± 0.55a

1.68 ± 1.25a

2.85 ± 1.65a

Cu

5.30 ± 2.56a

13.96 ± 8.42a

3.08 ± 2.12a

0.89 ± 0.50a

0.85 ± 0.47a

0.40 ± 0.27a

Pb

1.48 ± 0.63a

2.75 ± 0.95a

0.40 ± 0.07a

0.88 ± 0.28a

1.56 ± 0.84a

0.84 ± 0.13a

Cd

0.27 ± 0.05a

0.60 ± 0.28a

0.62 ± 0.33a

0.18 ± 0.04a

1.44 ± 1.09a

0.72 ± 0.09a

Cynodon dactylon

Zn

4.18 ± 1.49a

3.12 ± 0.85a

5.95 ± 2.84a

1.50 ± 0.65a

0.73 ± 0.12a

1.18 ± 0.33a

Ni

55.61± 17.25a

39.26 ± 10.53a

9.14 ± 8.70b

3.59 ± 1.05a

1.24 ± 0.53b

3.10 ± 2.25ab

Cu

12.53 ± 6.51a

9.32 ± 4.22a

4.77 ± 0.85a

1.06 ± 0.46a

0.91 ± 0.30a

0.62 ± 0.06a

Pb

1.20 ± 0.48a

2.50 ± 1.48a

0.71 ± 0.09a

0.56 ± 0.21a

2.13 ± 1.11a

0.92 ± 0.08a

Cd

1.12 ± 0.43a

0.55 ± 0.16a

0.81 ± 0.80a

0.73 ± 0.37a

0.38 ± 0.08a

0.59 ± 0.21a