Table 4: Metal contents of landfill soils.

Landfills

Fe (mg/kg)

As (mg/kg)

Cd (mg/kg)

Pb (mg/kg)

With (mg/kg)

Hg (mg/kg)

Zn (mg/kg)

Akouédo

6754.5

-

9.87

933.37

376.8

4.82

1250.55

Kronum

-

4.2

8.9

11

32

0.04

166

Amakon

-

11

3

288

347

0.19

558

Kpone

 

390.75

-

351.67

79.87

15.20

1875.75

Agbogbloshie

289

-

0.531

207

222

-

34.7

Agoè

-

-

2.51

66.91

70.24

-

401.13

Mbeubeuss

197690

21

19.7

1129

125.5

-

593

US EPA

-

0.11

0.48

200

270

1

1100