Spatial distribution of heavy metal concentrations in peri-urban soils in eastern China

This study was conducted to analyze the spatial distribution of heavy metals from four different coastal areas in southern Pacitan, Indonesia: Pantai Watu Karung (WK), Pantai Teleng Ria (TL), Pantai Pancer (TP) dan Pantai Soge (SG). Data collected in this study included: temperature, salinity, DO, pH, sediment, organic matter and heavy metals in the sediments (Pb, Hg and Cd). The results showed different distribution patterns of heavy metals. Heavy metal concentrations, especially Pb and Hg, were found to be higher in Pantai Soge, while the concentration of Cd was higher in Pantai Pancer. An ANOVA test showed the distributions of Pb and Cd were significantly different (p < 0.01) between sampling sites. Variability of the physicochemical parameters influenced the variabilities of heavy metal concentrations among sampling sites. Overall, heavy metal concentrations in the study areas are rather low; however, attention is still needed due to heavy activities in the coastal areas of southern Pacitan that can contribute to heavy metal pollution.

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Spatial distribution of heavy metal concentrations in urban, suburban and agricultural soils in a Mediterranean city of Algeria

Environmental Pollution ◽

10.1016/j.envpol.2010.02.001 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 158 (6) ◽

pp. 2294-2301 ◽

Cited By ~ 166

Author(s):

S. Maas ◽

R. Scheifler ◽

M. Benslama ◽

N. Crini ◽

E. Lucot ◽

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Keyword(s):

Heavy Metal ◽

Spatial Distribution ◽

Agricultural Soils ◽

Metal Concentrations ◽

Heavy Metal Concentrations ◽

Mediterranean City

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Spatial distribution of heavy metal concentrations and biomass indices in Cerastoderma edule Linnaeus (1758) from the German Wadden Sea: An integrated biomonitoring approach

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology ◽

10.1016/j.jembe.2006.06.036 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 338 (1) ◽

pp. 81-95 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Kristine Jung ◽

Vanessa Stelzenmüller ◽

Gerd-Peter Zauke

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metal ◽

Spatial Distribution ◽

Wadden Sea ◽

Metal Concentrations ◽

Cerastoderma Edule ◽

Heavy Metal Concentrations

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Ecosystem (Dis)benefits Arising from Formal and Informal Land-Use in Manchester (UK); a Case Study of Urban Soil Characteristics Associated with Local Green Space Management

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy10040552 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 552

Author(s):

Matthew Dennis ◽

Luke Beesley ◽

Michael Hardman ◽

Philip James

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metal ◽

Carbon Storage ◽

Urban Soils ◽

Green Space ◽

User Participation ◽

Small Scale ◽

Metal Concentrations ◽

Space Management ◽

Urban Green ◽

Heavy Metal Concentrations

Urban soils are subject to anthropogenic influences and, reciprocally, provide benefits and disbenefits to human wellbeing; for example carbon storage, nutrient cycling and the regulation trace element and contaminant mobility. Collective stewardship of urban green commons provides contemporary examples of the diversity of uses and management of green space in cities and represents a growing movement in user participation in, and awareness of, the importance of urban ecological health. Exploring the range of social-ecological benefits exemplified in the urban environment has generally focused on above-ground processes, with few studies examining the potential for (dis)benefits arising from edaphic characteristics of collectively-managed spaces. An investigation into the influence of formal and informal green space management on carbon fluxes and heavy metal concentrations in urban soils was carried out in Manchester (UK) finding that carbon storage in soils of collectively managed urban green commons (7.15 ± 1.42 kg C m−2) was significantly greater than at formally managed sites (for example city parks: 5.08 ± 0.69 kg C m−2), though the latter exhibited reduced losses through CO2 emission. Variation in heavy metal concentrations and mobility were likewise observed, exemplified by the acidification of surface soils by leaf litter at orchard sites, and the resultant increase in the mobility of lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn). The results of this study indicate the importance of small-scale contemporary urban green space management on selected ecosystem services provided by the limited soil resource of cities. Thus, a greater consideration of the effects of horticultural and amenity activities with regards to soil quality/functionality is required to ensure available urban green commons retain or increase their ecological quality over time.

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