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Table 11 Pollution load index and degree of contamination

From: Effect of urbanization on heavy metal contamination: a study on major townships of Kannur District in Kerala, India

Sample ID

Sampling location

PLI

Cd

S1

New Mahe Beach

0.595

5.336

S2

Punnol Beach

0.299

4.129

S3

Thalassery Harbour

3.244

43.636

S4

Thalassery Market

6.825

88.144

S5

Co-operative Hospital, Thalassery

4.942

58.898

S6

Dharmadam Beach

0.728

9.515

S7

Edakkad Beach

0.26

4.005

S8

Aadi Kadalayi Beach

0.382

4.898

S9

Mapila Bay Harbour

2.28

21.874

S10

Kannur New Bus Stand

7.684

97.515

S11

Payyambalam Beach

0.384

4.357

S12

Valapattanam

2.978

46.05

S13

Azhikkal Port Jetty

5.23

66.886

S14

Azhikkal

4.645

58.168

S15

Pazhayangadi

0.782

11.083

S16

Chootad Beach

0.282

3.717

S17

Thaliparamba

4.111

48.38

S18

Kuppam Bridge

1.746

19.416

S19

Perumba

1.52

12.294

S20

Payyanur Rly Road

2.249

25.306

Minimum

 

0.26

3.717

Maximum

 

7.684

97.515

Mean

 

2.558

31.680

Standard deviation

 

2.317

29.803