Table 6: Risk assessment for staple crops cultivated on rehabilitated mined sites.

Location Crop Single Contamination Index Comprehensive Contamination Index (ɪCom) Risk Level
ɪCd ɪAs ɪCr ɪCr ɪPb
Rehabilitated Pit (Ad) Corn 0.10 0.2 0.60 0.003 0.03 0.44 None
Rehabilitated Pit (T1) Corn 0.10 0.2 0.47 0.010 0.02 0.35 None
Rehabilitated Pit (Ad) Cassava 0.02 0.1 1.20 0.000 0.12 0.88 None
Rehabilitated Pit (T1) Cassava 0.06 0.1 0.92 0.003 0.35 0.68 None
Rehabilitated Dump (Nhy) Cassava 0.10 0.1 1.12 0.003 0.36 0.83 None
Rehabilitated Dump (San) Cassava 0.10 0.4 1.54 0.010 0.19 1.13 Light
Rehabilitated Dump (San) Plantain 0.20 - - - 0.60 0.43 None
Rehabilitated Dump (Nhy) Plantain 0.20 - - - 0.10 0.14 None

All treatment sites (reclaimed) are backfilled Pits or waste dumps with waste material dumped adjacent to the pit used for backfilling.