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Table 2 Lead concentrations in soil samples from ten Japanese cities of Japan

From: Lead in the Japanese living environment

Variables

Sample site

Total

Playground

School yard

Temple/shrine

Others

Number of samples

101

32

19

41

193

Median (mg/kg)

12.2

8.9

19.5

13.9

13.0

Min–max (mg/kg)

2.1–141

4.4–97.2

2.5–79.7

1.6–130

1.6–141

  1. Determined after HNO3/HCl dissolution of <2 mm particle fractions. Data source: Environment Agency of Japan [32]
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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

ISSN: 1347-4715

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