Spatial distribution of heavy metal contamination in soils near a primitive e-waste recycling site

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 1290-1298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-Xiang Quan ◽  
Bo Yan ◽  
Fan Yang ◽  
Ning Li ◽  
Xian-Ming Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Waste Recycling

scholarly journals Origin and spatial distribution of metals in moss samples in Albania: A hotspot of heavy metal contamination in Europe

Chemosphere ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 190 ◽  
pp. 337-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pranvera Lazo ◽  
Eiliv Steinnes ◽  
Flora Qarri ◽  
Shaniko Allajbeu ◽  
Sonila Kane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination

Environmental Susceptibility: Soil Contamination of Heavy Metals in the Territory of E-Waste Recycling Area

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (01) ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charu Gangwar ◽  
Aprajita Singh ◽  
Raina Pal ◽  
Atul Kumar ◽  
Saloni Sharma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Contamination Factor ◽  
Industrial Area ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Pollution Load Index ◽  
Physiological Analysis

E-waste is a popular name given to those electronic products nearing the end of their useful life which has become a major source of heavy metal contamination in soil and hence, became the global concern. Various samples of soil were collected from different sites and were determined for heavy metal analysis by the ICP-AAS after the digestion process. The main source of contamination is illegal e-waste recycling activities such as burning of PCB's acid baths etc. Different soil indices like contamination factor, I-geo, pollution load index, were calculated to determine the quality of the soil. Results indicate that e-waste recycling and industrial area are strongly contaminated by the heavy metals. Physiological analysis of soil revealed that e-waste processing and industrial activities decrease the soil pH and organic matter while enhancing the electrical conductivity of soil. The exceedance of metal contamination imposed negative impact to the soil environment and human health.

Spatial distribution of heavy metals in the West Dongting Lake floodplain, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 1256-1265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Peng ◽  
Ziyu Liu ◽  
Xinyue Su ◽  
Yaqian Xiao ◽  
Yuechen Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Dongting Lake ◽  
Migration Route ◽  
The West ◽  
Rare And Endangered ◽  
And Migration

The protection of Dongting Lake is important because it is an overwintering and migration route for many rare and endangered birds of East Asia and Australasia, but an assessment of heavy metal contamination in West Dongting Lake is lacking.

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