Elements | Tomato | Cauli-flower | Garlic | Spinach | Cabbage | Average | SD | Range | Permissible range |
Ca | 97.1 | 297.8 | 224.4 | 173.7 | 519 | 262.4 | 144.04 | 97.1 to 519 | 75 mg/l (IS:1993) |
Cr | 28.1 | 42.9 | 25.1 | 25.7 | 9.9 | 26.34 | 10.48 | 9.9 to 42.9 | 0.05 mg/l (IS:1993) |
Mn | 96.5 | 160.6 | 84.6 | 144.4 | 48.1 | 106.84 | 40.87 | 48.1 to 160.6 | 0.1 mg/l (IS:1993) |
Fe | 0 | 86.7 | 0 | 117.5 | 3.1 | 41.46 | 50.47 | 0 to 117.5 | 0.3 mg/l (IS:1993) |
Co | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.28 | 0.97 | 1.2 to 3.5 | ------- |
Ni | 0 | 29.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.96 | 11.92 | 0 to 29.8 | 0.02 mg/l (WHO:1993) |
Cu | 27.3 | 69.4 | 29.7 | 42 | 13.2 | 36.32 | 18.90 | 13.2 to 69.4 | 0.05 - 0.5 mg/(IS:1991, WHO:1993) |
Zn | 26.8 | 111.8 | 40.3 | 99.1 | 73 | 70.2 | 32.71 | 26.8 to 111.8 | 5 - 15 mg/l (IS:199/l, WHO:1993) |
As | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 to 0 | 0.05 mg/l (IS:1993) |
Sb | 0 | 96 | 75 | 57 | 0 | 45.6 | 39.23 | 0 to 96 | 0.005 mg/l (WHO:1993) |
Ag | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 1.74 | 2.13 | 0 to 4.4 | ------- |
Sn | 2.3 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.84 | 0.71 | 1.1 to 3 | -------- |
Mo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 to 0 | 0.07 mg/l (WHO:1993) |
Bi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 to 0 | -------- |
Pb | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.22 | 0.52 | 0.8 to 2.2 | 0.01 mg/l (WHO:1993) |
Sr | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 8.8 | 3 | 3.45 | 0 to 8.8 | ------- |
Cd | 6.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0 | 2.22 | 2.39 | 0 to 6.7 | 0.003 mg/l (WHO:199 3) |
U | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 | 0.56 | 0 to 1.4 | 0.03 mg/l US EPA |
Hg | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0 to 0.6 | 0.001 mg/l (WHO:199 3) |