Serial No.

Sample Sourcec

Arsenic (mgkg−1)a

(n = 5)

RSDb (%)

S1

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

25.15

1.5

S2c

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