Serial No.

Sample Source^c

Arsenic (mgkg⁻¹)^a

(n = 5)

RSD^b (%)

S₁

Fertilizer Industrial soil (T.S.P. Complex, Chittagong)

25.15

1.5

S₂^c

Glass Industrial soil (PHP glass)

7.20

1.8

S₃

Steel Industrial soil (Bangladesh Steel Re-rolling Mills Ltd., Chittagong, Bangladesh)

3.82

1.3

S₄

Paint Industry soil (Berger paint)

3.75

1.5

S₅

Paint Industry soil (Elite paint)

2.55

1.3

S₆

Industrial soil (Eastern Cables Ltd)

0.85

1.2

S₇

Agricultural soil (Chittagong University Campus)

0.29

0.5

S₈

Marine soil (sediments) (Bay of Bengal)

0.25

0.05

S₉

Road side soil (Chittagong to Dhaka)

1.55

0.5

S₁₀

Pharmaceutical soil (Glaxo Smith Kline)

1.85

1.0