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.

scholarly journals Quantification of Potentially Toxic Elements in Degraded Mining Soils and Medicinal Plants: A Case Study of Indus Kohistan Region Northern Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waseem sardar ◽  
Aziz Ur Rahman ◽  
javed nawab ◽  
Sardar Khan ◽  
Abid Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Translocation Factor ◽  
Contamination Factor ◽  
Absorption Spectrometry ◽  
Potentially Toxic Elements ◽  
Pollution Indices ◽  
Mining Wastes ◽  
Mining Soil ◽  
Open Dumping

Abstract In recent years, a series of environmental and ecological problems have occurred due to enhanced anthropogenic disturbances for precious minerals mining. Traditional medicines have become an important pillar in national homeopathic treatment system especially in mountainous environment of developing countries. The current study investigates the level of potentially toxic elements ( PTEs ) contamination in degraded mining soil and medicinal plants along the mafic-ultramafic rocks in the Kohistan region. Soil samples and medicinal plant species were collected from the degraded mining area and were screened for PTEs (Pb, Cr, Ni, Mn, Zn, and Cd) using atomic absorption spectrometry. Various pollution indices were used for PTEs such as contamination factor (CF), pollution load index (PLI) and translocation factor (TF) in degraded mining soil and medicinal plants. The mean concentration of PTEs found in soil were in order of Mn>Ni>Cr >Pb>Zn>Cd, while in medicinal plants were Pb>Cr>Mn>Ni>Zn>Cd. Highest bioaccumulation was observed in Ajuga bracteosa (Cr=349 mg kg –1 ), Phlomis bracteosa (Pb=335 mg kg –1 ), Chenopodium ambrosioides (Mn = 304.3 mg kg –1 ), Isatis costata (Ni=169 mg kg –1 ), Ajuga parviflora (Zn = 38.4 mg kg –1 ) and Salvia moorcoftiana (Cd=11 mg kg –1 ). Furthermore, the concentrations of PTEs were significantly higher ( p <0.001) in degraded mining soil and medicinal plants than the reference site, which may be attributed to the mining and open dumping of mining wastes. The present study revealed that chromite mining and open dumping of mining wastes can cause serious environmental problem in the study area. Furthermore, medicinal plants grown in degraded mining soil may pose risk to the local inhabitants as most of the people consume these plants for various health problems.

scholarly journals Level of Contamination Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in the Urban Soils of Volos City (Central Greece)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2029
Author(s):  
Evangelia E. Golia ◽  
Sotiria G. Papadimou ◽  
Christos Cavalaris ◽  
Nikolaos G. Tsiropoulos
Keyword(s):  
Urban Soils ◽  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Heavy Traffic ◽  
Contamination Factor ◽  
Potentially Toxic Elements ◽  
Pollution Indices ◽  
Contamination Assessment ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Accumulation Index ◽  
Urban Complex

A three-year study, designed to record the level of potentially toxic elements within the urban complex in the city of Volos, Greece, was carried out between 2018 and 2020. For the needs of the aforementioned study, 62 surface (0–15 cm) soil samples were collected each year (i.e., 186 samples in total) from an urban area of 3.65 km2, and the average value of pseudo-total metal concentration was measured. Soil pollution indices, such as the contamination factor (CF) and the geo-accumulation index (Igeo), were estimated regarding each of the metals of interest. The respective thematic maps were constructed, and the spatial variability of the contamination degree was displayed. Higher values of the CF and Igeo were obtained near the heavy traffic roads and beside the railway station, the bus stations, and the commercial port. The maps based on the pollution indices, along with the database that was constructed using the appropriate mathematical tools of geostatistical analysis, may be a useful tool for monitoring, prediction, and continuous verification of contamination in the urban soils of Volos city.

scholarly journals Appraisal of pollution of potentially toxic elements in different soils collected around the industrial area

Heliyon ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. e08122
Author(s):  
Falwinder Verma ◽  
Sharanpreet Singh ◽  
Salwinder Singh Dhaliwal ◽  
Vinod Kumar ◽  
Rakesh Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Industrial Area ◽  
Potentially Toxic Elements ◽  
Different Soils

scholarly journals Treatment of Soil Contaminated by Mining Activities to Prevent Contamination by Encapsulation in Ceramic Construction Materials

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (22) ◽  
pp. 6740
Author(s):  
Juan María Terrones-Saeta ◽  
Jorge Suárez-Macías ◽  
Antonio Bernardo-Sánchez ◽  
Laura Álvarez de Prado ◽  
Marta Menéndez Fernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ceramic Material ◽  
Contaminated Soil ◽  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
Potentially Toxic Elements ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Mining District ◽  
Different Soils

Mining is an essential activity for obtaining materials necessary for the well-being and development of society. However, this activity produces important environmental impacts that must be controlled. More specifically, there are different soils near new or abandoned mining productions that have been contaminated with potentially toxic elements, and currently represent an important environmental problem. In this research, a contaminated soil from the mining district of Linares was studied for its use as a raw material for the conforming of ceramic materials, bricks, dedicated to construction. Firstly, the contaminated soil was chemically and physically characterized in order to evaluate its suitability. Subsequently, different families of samples were conformed with different percentages of clay and contaminated soil. Finally, the conformed ceramics were physically and mechanically characterized to examine the variation produced in the ceramic material by the incorporation of the contaminated soil. In addition, in this research, leachate tests were performed according to the TCLP method determining whether encapsulation of potentially toxic elements in the soil occurs. The results showed that all families of ceramic materials have acceptable physical properties, with a soil percentage of less than 80% being acceptable to obtain adequate mechanical properties and a maximum of 70% of contaminated soil to obtain acceptable leachate according to EPA regulations. Therefore, the maximum percentage of contaminated soil that can be incorporated into the ceramic material is 70% in order to comply with all standards. Consequently, this research not only avoids the contamination that contaminated soil can produce, but also valorizes this element as a raw material for new materials, avoiding the extraction of clay and reducing the environmental impact.

Potentially toxic elements in agricultural soils from the Lombardia region of northern Italy

2018 ◽  
Vol 190 ◽  
pp. 436-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gian Maria Beone ◽  
Franca Carini ◽  
Laura Guidotti ◽  
Riccardo Rossi ◽  
Marina Gatti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Agricultural Soils ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Potentially Toxic Elements

Microbial approach for alleviation of potentially toxic elements in agricultural soils

2020 ◽  
pp. 271-303
Author(s):  
Lander de Jesus Alves ◽  
Fábio Carvalho Nunes ◽  
Irailde da Silva Santos ◽  
Denise Morais Loureiro ◽  
Patricia Alves Casaes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Agricultural Soils ◽  
Potentially Toxic Elements

Mobility of potentially toxic elements in family garden soils of the Riotinto mining area

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Romero-Baena ◽  
Cinta Barba-Brioso ◽  
Alicia Ross ◽  
Isabel González
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Agricultural Soils ◽  
Clay Mineralogy ◽  
Mining Area ◽  
Potentially Toxic Elements ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Trophic Chain ◽  
Mining Areas ◽  
Total Concentrations

&lt;p&gt;Agricultural soils in mining areas usually accumulate potentially toxic elements (PTEs) that can become a health risk to humans by entering the trophic chain. In this study, five small agricultural plots close to Riotinto mines (SW Spain) were studied, with the aims of comparing the concentration of PTEs with respect to the regional (South Portuguese Zone) baseline and conducting availability studies in order to determine the contamination of soils. Chemical composition, total and clay mineralogy, and edaphic parameters were determined in topsoil and subsoil samples to characterize the soils, and single extractions were conducted to assess the mobility. The mineralogy of the soils was composed of quartz and phyllosilicates, with small amounts of feldspars and occasionally containing hematite and calcite. The texture ranged from sandy to silty loam, the pH was slightly acidic, and high contents of organic matter were found. Total concentrations of trace elements correlated with the texture, the content in iron oxy-hydroxides and the pH. The values of As, Pb, Cu, and Zn exceeded the regional baseline even in sites unaffected by mining. The results suggest that a widespread sampling is necessary to determine the local background. The most water-soluble element was As, due to the competition of organic matter for sorption sites. The content of Cu, Cr and Zn extracted with different methods were higher in sandy soils with low iron oxy-hydroxides content. Monoammonium phosphate and EDTA extractions seemed to remove elements from organic matter and iron oxy-hydroxides. The extracted fractions of As and metals reached up to 10-30 wt%.&amp;#160; Despite the high total concentrations of the element in soils, they generally showed low available proportions, especially with water and ammonium acetate extractants. The results suggest that the soils are not necessarily a risk to humans and higher investigation efforts are necessary to assess the availability of PTEs and their transfer to plants.&lt;/p&gt;

scholarly journals Use of dredged sediments on agricultural soils from viewpoint of potentially toxic substances

2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (No. 8) ◽  
pp. 388-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Vácha ◽  
J. Čechmánková ◽  
J. Skála ◽  
J. Hofman ◽  
P. Čermák ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Persistent Organic Pollutants ◽  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Agricultural Soils ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Potentially Toxic Elements ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Polycyclic Aromatic ◽  
Pond Sediments ◽  
The Village

A set of 29 pond sediments samples was collected. The sediments were separated into three groups, field, village, and forest pond sediments. The sediment samples were taken from pond bottoms and sediment heaps. The sediment characteristics (pH, CEC, Al-exchangeable, C<sub>ox</sub>, humus substances), the content of potentially toxic elements and persistent organic pollutants were analysed in the sediments and compared between sediment groups. The comparison of sediment contamination with Czech legislation for sediment use in agriculture was conducted. The village sediments were more loaded by potentially toxic elements and persistent organic pollutants than the others. The pH value of sediments was considered as the properties regulating the retention of potentially toxic elements and their mobility (Al, Cd, Zn). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were the most problematic POPs group in the sediments. The correlation showed poor dependency of POPs (especially PAHs) content on the content and quality of sediment organic matter.

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