Pollution Status and Vertical Migration of Heavy Metals in Soils in Different Functional Area of Pb/Zn Smelter
Received:October 02, 2022   Revised:October 07, 2022   Accepted:October 17, 2022      Published Online:December 19, 2022
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DOI:doi:10.3969/j.issn.1007-7545.2023.01.008
KeyWord:contaminated site; soil; heavy metals pollution; migration; functional area
                    
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HAN Ke 河南省济源生态环境监测中心
LI Ya-ke 河南省济源生态环境监测中心
ZHAI Li 河南省济源生态环境监测中心
QIU Kun-yan 河南省济源生态环境监测中心
JIAO Zhi-qiang 河南大学 地理与环境学院
WANG Yang-yang 河南大学 地理与环境学院
FAN Cun-feng 河南省济源生态环境监测中心
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Abstract:
      In order to understand the pollution status and vertical migration of heavy metals in soil in Pb/Zn smelter, topsoil and profile soil samples were collected from different functional area of a Pb/Zn smelter. The total and water-soluble Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Cr and Ni in these soil samples were determined, which can verify the pollution status and migration characteristics of soil heavy metals in different functional areas. The results show that the total content of heavy metals in soil in different functional areas all higher than the local environmental background value, and the mean content of Cd and Pb is 384.0 and 63.5 times of the background value. The water-soluble content of heavy metals in these soil samples all within the Environmental Quality Standard for Surface Water of China (GB 3838—2002). The results of profiles soil samples indicate that heavy metals contents in soil drop with the increase of depth, which can be attributed to the hardened ground and high soil pH value. The geoaccumulation index reveals that Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn in different functional areas are polluted to different degrees, except for Cr and Ni (unpolluted). The pollution load index reveals that the order of soil pollution degree in different functional areas is: forest land > gate of the smelter > production area > office area > control area, and the forest land and gate of the smelter are strongly polluted due to the impact of the artificial filling, wastewater, waste gas and waste residue.
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