Source identification and spatial distribution of metals in soils in a typical area of the lower Yellow River, eastern China.

Environmental Science and Pollution Research International
Jianshu Lv, Yuanhe Yu

Abstract

In this study, 234 soil samples were recently collected from Gaoqing County (a typical area of the lower Yellow River) to determine the contents of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn. Multivariate statistical analyses such as correlation analysis, principal components analysis, and one-way ANOVA were applied to identify the source of metals in the soil. Geostatistical methods were used to analyze the spatial structure and distribution of the metals. The results indicated that the mean contents of all metals exceeded the background value of the lower Yellow River, especially for As, Cu, and Hg (1.23, 1.20, and 1.29 times that of the BV, respectively), indicating that these metals were enriched in the study area to different degrees. The results derived from multivariate analysis suggested that As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn were mainly controlled by the combination of human activities and soil parent material, and the human activities included industrial emissions, traffic emissions, and agricultural practices. In addition, Hg mainly originated from anthropogenic inputs, such as textile printing, plastics processing, and petrochemical engineering. The contents of metals in different types of land use and parent materials are cle...Continue Reading

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