Pollution characteristics and risk assessment of uranium and heavy metals of agricultural soil around the uranium tailing reservoir in Southern China

2018 ◽  
Vol 318 (2) ◽  
pp. 923-933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Lu ◽  
Zhirong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Agricultural Soil ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Pollution Characteristics

Pollution characteristics and health risk assessment of heavy metals in the vegetable bases of northwest China

2018 ◽  
Vol 642 ◽  
pp. 864-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rukeya Sawut ◽  
Nijat Kasim ◽  
Balati Maihemuti ◽  
Li Hu ◽  
Abdugheni Abliz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Pollution Characteristics

Distribution, risk assessment, and source analysis of heavy metals in sediment of rivers located in the hilly area of southern China

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 3608-3619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinying Xu ◽  
Ligang Xu ◽  
Lilin Zheng ◽  
Baogui Liu ◽  
Jinfu Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Source Analysis ◽  
Hilly Area

Occurrence, Distribution and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Agricultural Soil and Water Around a Lead-zinc Mine in Southwest China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunchuan Jiang ◽  
Hanhan Li ◽  
Zhijian Li ◽  
Yongfu Liu ◽  
Zhiqiang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Agricultural Soil ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Human Health Risks ◽  
Lead Zinc ◽  
Zinc Mine

Abstract Mining activities could induce severe heavy metal pollution in soil and surface water, which would consequently pose potential ecological environment risks and human health risks. In this research, total 82 agricultural soil samples and 34 water samples were collected from a special area that surrounding a lead-zinc mine. Pollution level, source apportionment, ecological and health risks of heavy metals were evaluated based on the concentrations of cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn). According to the results, Cd and Zn were obviously enriched metals in agricultural soil in the study area, meanwhile, the potential risks which calculated by geo-accumulation index were showed a high ecological risk due to high concentration of Cd found in local agricultural soil. Additionally, heavy metal sources analyzed by the PMF model could be classified into four categories: mining activity (Mn), parent material (Cr, Ni), atmospheric deposition caused by industrial and mining activities (Pb, Zn, Cd) and agricultural activities (Cu). Compared with the values specified by corresponding water quality standard, the heavy metals content in surface water were below these values except Cd, while the content of seven heavy metals in drinking water was within the safe limits. The bioavailability of Cd, Pb and Zn in soil were higher than other metals, and when the bioavailability of metals was consideration into health risk assessment, the total HI and TCR values were far below the accepted risk levels. Though human health risks were within the safe margin, the toxic hazards of heavy metals to residents and ecological should be taken into consideration.

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