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The research reveals the mobility and distribution of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Zn, Mn, Ni, and Cr) in soil of sewage irrigation area in Pearl River Delta. Samples were collected from topsoil (0-10cm) and subsoil (30-40cm), and the total concentration and available concentration of heavy metals were extracted by HNO3-HF-HClO4 and DTPA respectively. The mean total concentrations for all of the heavy metals...
The geo-statistical method was used for predicting the distribution of the content of Chrome (Cr) and tracing the hotspots in water-level-fluctuating zone. The hotspots of Cr pollution which indicated higher risk than other areas were identified to be mainly distributed in the water-level-fluctuating zone of soils near populated areas along the Xiao River. The mean contents of Cr in soils are more...
Environmental quality of reclaimed soil is a key issue in the process of land construction and ecology rehabilitation. Taking Xinzhuangzi and Datong reclamation district for example, according to Nemerow Pollution Index Method, results show that: In all 30 soil samples, 28 samples are I class level, clean; 1 sample is II class level, slightly clean; 1 sample is III class level, polluted slightly....
Soil samples (0-10cm soil layer) were collected from Xuanwei and Fuyuan, which were known as high lung cancer incidence area in Yunnan province, China.The aim of the study was to investigate the trace metal pollution situation of the local village. Total 24 samples of surface soil were analyzed for 32 trace metals. The samples were digested with HNO3 and HF and H2O2 using microwave. The concentrations...
The Yangtse delta area is one of the most rapidly developing areas in China. There are mega-cities like Nanjing and the surrounding urban areas of different sizes. As a traditional historical and industrial city, Nanjing city was investigated for heavy metals in its soil. Based on spatial characteristic of Nanjing City, 12 samples were regarded as descriptions of different function zone in urban area...
Farmland soil in the suburb is polluted to some degree due to the effect of human activities. In this paper spatial distribution and pattern of copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) contents in the farmland soil in suburb of Harbin were analyzed using geostatistics methods. Results of semivariance fitness models showed that contents of Cu and Zn were auto-correlated to a high degree respectively, while...
This study attempts to evaluate the spatial variability characteristic of soil heavy metals in different industrial types. Therefore, concentrations of heavy metals in soils with different distances from solid, liquid and gas point source and nonpoint source were measured in Yixing, an area with intensive industrialization in Yangtze River Delta of China. The results show that 1) the enrichment of...
Total of 120 soil samples from the topsoil (0-20 cm) at an approximate interval of 100 m were collected in Wutan, China, to determine the spatial variability of five heavy metals, Cd, As, Hg, Pb, and Cr, with classical statistical and geostatistical analyses. Ordinary kriging was utilized for estimating heavy metals determination. Classical statistical indicated that As, Pb, and Cr concentrations...
At a stage of rapid economic development and urbanization in China, most cities are faced with such serious problems caused by environment deterioration as pollution, space press, afforestation degradation and disordering. Kunshan City, one of the most economically vigorous regions in China, has suffered a more prominent confliction between urbanization and environmental safety. In this paper, urban...
Soil samples were collected from farmland near a Pb-Zn factory in a karst area of Guangxi. The Zn, Pb, Cd, Hg, Cu, Ni, As, and Cr content of these samples were determined. The spatial distributions of these heavy metals, as well as the key factors affecting the distribution of the contamination, were examined. The results revealed that the means of Zn, Pb, Cd, and Hg concentrations in the samples...
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