Table 2: The standard value of soil heavy metals contents (mg/kg).
| Heavy metal | Degree | Primary Standard | Secondary Standard | Tertius Degree | ||
| pH | Natural background value | < 6.5 | 6.5-7.5 | > 7.5 | > 6.5 | |
| Cd | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1 | |
| Cu | 35 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 400 | |
| Ni | 40 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 200 | |
| Pb | 35 | 250 | 300 | 350 | 500 | |
| Cr | Cr | 150 | 200 | 250 | 300 | |
| Mn | 1500 | |||||
| Co | 40 | |||||
| Se | 1 |