Abundances of the elements – Urban soils

Mass fraction, in mg/kg (ppm).

Atomic
Element Abundance in urban soils
number

Ag 47 0.37

Al 13 38200

As 33 15.9

B 5 45

Ba 56 853.12

Be 4 3.3

Bi 83 1.12

C 6 45100

Ca 20 53800

Cd 48 0.9

Cl 17 285

Co 27 14.1

Cr 24 80

Cs 55 5.0

Cu 29 39

Fe 26 22300

Ga 31 16.2

Ge 32 1.8

H 1 15000

Hg 80 0.88

K 19 13400

La 57 34
 Atomic
Element Abundance in urban soils
number

Li 3 49.5

Mg 12 7900

Mn 25 729

Mo 42 2.4

N 7 10000

Na 11 5800

Nb 41 15.7

Ni 28 33

O 8 490000

P 15 1200

Pb 82 54.5

Rb 37 58

S 16 1200

Sb 51 1.0

Sc 21 9.4

Si 14 289000

Sn 50 6.8

Sr 38 458

Ta 73 1.5

Ti 22 4758

Tl 81 1.1

V 23 104.9
 Atomic
Element Abundance in urban soils
number

W 74 2.9

Y 39 23.4

Yb 70 2.4

Zn 30 158

Zr 40 255.6