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Table 2 Classification of enrichment factor

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

Enrichment factor

Soil quality

EF < 2

Deficiency to minimal enrichment

2 < EF < 5

Moderate enrichment

5 < EF < 20

Significant enrichment

20 < EF < 40

Very high enrichment

EF > 40

Extremely high enrichment

  1. Veerasingam et al. (2012) and Petrelli et al. (2016)