scholarly journals Evaluation of the agricultural soils pollution along the Orava river using pollution indices

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikola Benková
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Soils ◽  
Pollution Indices

scholarly journals Spatial distribution and risk assessment of toxic metals in agricultural soils from endemic nasopharyngeal carcinoma region in South China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 568-579
Author(s):  
Liping Mo ◽  
Yongzhang Zhou ◽  
Gnanachandrasamy Gopalakrishnana ◽  
Xingyuan Li
Keyword(s):  
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma ◽  
South China ◽  
Toxic Metals ◽  
Agricultural Soils ◽  
Hazard Index ◽  
Toxic Metal ◽  
Carcinogenic Risk ◽  
Pollution Indices ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Low Incidence

AbstractSihui city (South China) is much affected by nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). To investigate the relationships between the toxic metals in soil and NPC incidence in Sihui, 119 surface soil samples were collected from agricultural fields and analyzed. The soil As–Cr contents in Longjiang (high-incidence area) are significantly lower than those in Weizheng and Jianglin (low-incidence areas), whereas the soil Pb content in Longjiang is significantly higher than that in Weizheng. The Nemerow pollution indices (PIN) of soils decrease in the order of Jianglin > Weizheng > Longjiang. The enrichment factor (EF) of Cd indicates that the Cd enrichment is contributed by human activities. Potential toxic metal-related ecological risk values decrease in the order of Jianglin > Weizheng > Longjiang. The mean hazard index (HI) value of Longjiang was lower than those of Weizheng and Jianglin. There are no adverse noncarcinogenic health effects of soil toxic metals to adults in the study areas. Carcinogenic risks of As and Cr via ingestion and dermal contact and total carcinogenic risk are within the warning range, from 10−6 to 10−4. Hence, we suggest that toxic metals in the soil may not be major geochemical carcinogenic factors of high NPC incidence in Sihui.

scholarly journals Farmlands Degradation with Intensive Agricultural Practices and Human Health Risk Assessment: A Case Study of Province Punjab, Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javed Nawab ◽  
Sardar Khan ◽  
Zia Din ◽  
Shah Faisal ◽  
Abid Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Agricultural Soils ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Potential Ecological Risk ◽  
Pollution Indices ◽  
Global Issue ◽  
High Cancer Risk

Farmlands contamination with heavy metals (HMs) can be considered as a global issue especially in developing countries. The current study investigates the various pollution indices, potential ecological risk index (PERI) and human health risk caused by HMs in some selected regions of Punjab Province, Pakistan. Farmlands soil samples were collected, acid extracted and analyzed via ICP-MS (Agilent 7500c) for selected HMs. All the HMs were found within permissible limits set by worldwide regulatory authorities except Cd which exceeded its limit in 68% agricultural soils of the study area. The CF values for Cd showed high (CF≥6) degree of contamination to considerable contamination (3≤CF≤6). The CD values indicated low (CD≤6) contamination to moderate (6dermal>inhalation. Furthermore, the RI values were observed higher than 1.0×10–4 for Cd (Lahore and Faisalabad regions) and Cr (Multan and Faisalabad regions) in children working in farmlands and likely exposed to high cancer risk. So, minimization of pollutants must be the top priority of the state to reduce contaminants inputs and immobilization in soil through environmental protection laws and regulations

scholarly journals Assessment of Metals Concentrations in Soils of Abu Dhabi Emirate Using Pollution Indices and Multivariate Statistics

Toxics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Yousef Nazzal ◽  
Alina Bărbulescu ◽  
Fares Howari ◽  
Ahmed A. Al-Taani ◽  
Jibran Iqbal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Agricultural Soils ◽  
Chemical Elements ◽  
Pollution Index ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Optimal Number ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Pollution Level ◽  
Pollution Indices ◽  
Abu Dhabi Emirate

The aim of this study was twofold. Firstly, we performed a land capability class determination of the agricultural soils from the Abu Dhabi Emirate, the United Arab Emirates, based on the concentrations of 17 chemical elements determined in the soil samples collected from 84 locations. Secondly, we assess the soil pollution with different metals, using several pollution indices. The results of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) shows that four principal components (PCs) are responsible for describing the total metals concentrations’ variance, the highest contribution on PC1 being that of Mn, and Cr, on PC2 that of Fe, on PC3 that of Cu, and on PC4 that of Al. After determining the optimal number of clusters, we classified the sites into three clusters, while the studied metals were grouped function on their concentrations. Then, we used five indices to assess the pollution level of the soil at the study sites and in the clusters. The geo—accumulation index (Igeo) indicates uncontamination/moderately contamination with Cu in cluster 1, uncontaminated/moderately contaminate soils with Cd, Cu, and Ni in cluster 2, and uncontaminated/moderately contaminated soil with Cu and moderately contaminated with Pb, Zn, and Ni in cluster 3. By comparison, the enrichment factors overestimate the pollution of the studied sites. The pollution load index (PLI) indicates a baseline level of pollution at 14 sites and the deterioration of the soil quality at four sites. The Nemerow pollution index provides similar results as PLI.

scholarly journals Potentially Toxic Element Content in Arid Agricultural Soils in South Iran

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 564
Author(s):  
Tahereh Moghtaderi ◽  
Ata Shakeri ◽  
Andrés Rodríguez-Seijo
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Soils ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Contamination Factor ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Potential Ecological Risk ◽  
Contamination Level ◽  
Pollution Indices ◽  
Ecological Risks ◽  
Cobalt Chromium ◽  
Bandar Abbas

Potentially toxic elements (PTE) are considered to be dangerous threats, both for human health and the environment. Here, the contamination level, sources, and ecological risks posed by PTE were investigated in 19 topsoils from agricultural lands in the Bandar Abbas County on the southern coast of Iran. The soil fraction <63 μm was used for the analysis of the pseudototal contents of PTE (arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, lead, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, vanadium, and zinc). The results were analyzed using principal component analysis (PCA) and Pearson’s correlations, different pollution indices [enrichment factor (EF), contamination factor (Cf), and modified degree of contamination (mCd), and the potential ecological risk index (PERI). The results of the pollution indices showed that the contamination levels of the studied agricultural soils are low to moderate, while the average PERI values indicate that the ecological risks of PTE range from low to high in the soils of the studied area. Correlations and PCA analyses suggest that studied elements have three possible origins: geogenic (chromium, cobalt, copper, manganese, vanadium, and zinc), anthropogenic (cadmium, nickel, phosphorus and lead) and atmospheric (arsenic) sources. These findings are helpful for the long-term assessment of PTE in the Bandar Abbas County.

Pollution indices and sources appointment of heavy metal pollution of agricultural soils near the thermal power plant

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 2265-2279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elmira Saljnikov ◽  
Vesna Mrvić ◽  
Dragan Čakmak ◽  
Darko Jaramaz ◽  
Veljko Perović ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Power Plant ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution ◽  
Thermal Power Plant ◽  
Agricultural Soils ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Pollution Indices

scholarly journals Appraisal of Pollution and Source Apportionment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Different Soils Collected around the Industrial Area

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Falwinder Verma ◽  
Salwinder Singh Dhaliwal ◽  
Vinod Kumar ◽  
Rakesh Kumar ◽  
Jaswinder Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Agricultural Soils ◽  
Contamination Factor ◽  
Industrial Area ◽  
Potentially Toxic Elements ◽  
Percentage Change ◽  
Soil Types ◽  
Pollution Indices ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
Different Soils

Abstract It is imperative to understand the pollution of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in different soils in order to determine the sustainable management approaches for soils. Potentially toxic elements (Fe, Mn, As, Pb, Zn, Ni, Cu, Cn, Co and Cd), and pH and organic carbon were determined in agricultural, non-agricultural and industrial soils of Indian, Punjab. The findings of PTEs indicated that industrial soils recorded highest concentration of PTEs followed by non-agricultural and agricultural soils. The percentage change recorded from agricultural to non-agricultural soils for PTEs were 3.19% for Fe, 25.3% for Mn, 63.8% for Cu, 13.5% for Cn, 49.8% for Pb, 79.6% for Ni, 35.8% for Co and 32% for Cd. From non-agricultural to industrial soils the percentage change observed for PTEs were 89% for Zn, 2.03% for Fe, 21.9% for Mn, 68.2% Cu, 9.2% for Cn, 35.8% for Pb, 18.4% for Co, 30.4% for Cd and 43.4% for As. The results of contamination factor, enrichment factor, geoaccumulation index, pollution and modified pollution indices indicated that Cd and As showed severe contamination in all studied soil types. Ecological risk assessment results revealed that Cd exhibited very risk in different soil types. The outcomes of this study will aid in forming approaches to decline the perils allied with PTEs in soils, and produce guidelines to save the environs from long term accrual of PTEs.

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