Research Article

Potential Toxic Metal Concentration and Risk Assessment in Agricultural Soil and Lentil Crop (Lens culinaris Medik) in Dawunt Woreda, Northwest Wollo, Ethiopia

Table 5

Pearson correlation of PTEs in lentil and soil samples.

Lentil sample
FeCrCoCuCdPbMn

Fe1
Cr−0.9821
Co−0.7560.6191
Cu0.786−0.655−0.9991
Cd0.00−0.1890.655−0.6191
Pb−0.9180.8260.954−0.9670.3971
Mn0.997−0.993−0.7050.7370.075−0.8851

Soil sample

Fe1
Cr0.6591
Co−0.99−0.6941
Cu−0.86−0.1820.8341
Cd−0.0340.73−0.0140.5391
Pb0.960.42−0.945−0.969−0.3141
Mn0.9720.818−0.982−0.7150.2030.8661

Indicates a significant correlation at a value of less than 0.05 (two-tailed).