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Table 2 Water analysis of macroelements and heavy metals in tap water (control) and mixed wastewater

From: Assessment of genotoxic effects of wastewater of Kitchener pool, Nile Delta Region, North Egypt, using Allium test

Sample

Water characters

Macroelements

Heavy metals

P mg/l

N mg/l

Pb mg/l

Mn mg/l

Cu mg/l

Ni mg/l

Zn mg/l

Co and Cd

Tap water

0.16 ± 0.04

2.8 ± 0.15

0.1 ± 0.08

0.16 ± 0.006

0.09 ± 0.03

0.03 ± 0.01

1.26 ± 0.3

0.0

Mixed water

0.55 ± 0.12

12.53 ± 0.29

0.2 ± 0.06

2.34 ± 0.17

0.07 ± 0.02

0.04 ± 0.005

0.66 ± 0.4

0.0