highly significantp < 0.01
After 30 days of incubation, the results of ANOVA analysis of the cumulative concentrations of 8 HMs in the tea plant showed that the differences in the cumulative concentrations of the heavy metal elements, Cd, As, Pb, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Zn, except for Hg, reached a highly significant level ( p < 0.01) in the tissues of the tea plant at different sites (Table S 6 ).