Spatial Patterns of Potentially Hazardous Metals in Soils of Lin’an City, Southeastern China

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ID15465798
AutoresShiying Yu (Zhejiang A & F University), Zhoulun Chen (Zhejiang A & F University), Keli Zhao (0000-0002-1596-1336, Zhejiang A & F University, autor de correspondencia), Zhengqian Ye (Zhejiang A & F University), Luyao Zhang (0000-0001-8599-4988, Zhejiang A & F University), Jiaqi Dong (0000-0002-9505-8656, Zhejiang A & F University), Yangfeng Shao (Agriculture and Forestry University), Chaosheng Zhang (0000-0002-7913-4858, Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway), Weijun Fu (0000-0001-7498-4653, Zhejiang A & F University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2019
Volumen16
Número2
Páginas246-246
Fecha de publicación2019-01-16
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph16020246
PMID30654530
OpenAlexW2909462378
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas38

Urban soils are strongly related to human health. In this study, Lin'an city was chosen as a typical small-scale city with which to study the spatial variation of potentially hazardous metals (PHMs) in urban soils and their potential ecological risks using multivariate analysis, geostatistics and GIS techniques. A total of 62 soil samples were collected from the study area. The results showed that the average concentrations of total soil Mn, Cu, Zn, Pb, Cr, Cd were 439.42, 42.23, 196.80, 62.55, 63.65, 0.22 mg·kg -1 , respectively. Compared with the background values and the environmental quality standards, these PHMs were accumulated in urban soils to some extent. The single potential ecological risk indices of PHMs indicated that Pb and Cd had relatively high ecological risks. The pH and most of the PHMs had significant correlations ( p < 0.05). The principle components analysis (PCA) showed that Pb, Zn and Cu had similar pollution sources related to the vehicles' exhaust emission; Mn and Cr were mainly from the parent materials; while Cd was from the emission of industrial manufactories. The spatial structures and distributions of PHMs and their corresponding available fractions had strong/moderate spatial autocorrelation, which were influenced by human activities

Biology · Geostatistics · Hazardous waste · Soil Quality · Soil test · Soil water · Spatial variability · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping · Heavy metals in environment · Mathematics · Radioactivity and Radon Measurements · Ecology · Environmental Chemistry · Environmental Engineering · Pollution · Soil Science