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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Environ. Sci.
Sec. Toxicology, Pollution and the Environment
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1407319
This article is part of the Research Topic By-product Amendments for the Remediation of Metal- and Metalloid-contaminated Soils View all 4 articles

Spatial distribution and source apportionment of soil heavy metals in the areas affected by non-ferrous metal slag field in southwest China

Provisionally accepted
Liang Jia Liang Jia Huili Liang Huili Liang Min Fan Min Fan Shushu Guo Shushu Guo Tingting Yue Tingting Yue Maosheng Wang Maosheng Wang Mingyue Su Mingyue Su Shu Chen Shu Chen *Zhe Wang Zhe Wang Kaibin Fu Kaibin Fu
  • Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan Province, China

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    The spatial distribution and source analysis of heavy metals in soil are of great significance for the risk assessment and control of heavy metal pollution.Herein, a total of 87 topsoil samples (0-30 cm) were collected in the areas adjacent to a non-ferrous metal slag field of Gejiu City, Yunnan Province. The typical heavy metal concentrations, available phosphorus, available potassium, ammonium nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, and pH in each soil sample were determined. Based on the above basic data, distribution and origins of heavy metals was analyzed. The results indicated that the mean contents of Pb, As, Cu, Zn, Ni and Cr in the topsoil of the

    Keywords: karst, heavy metals, spatial distribution, Source analysis, ecological risk assessment

    Received: 26 Mar 2024; Accepted: 25 Jun 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Jia, Liang, Fan, Guo, Yue, Wang, Su, Chen, Wang and Fu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Shu Chen, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan Province, China

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