TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of metals pollution on agricultural soil surrounding a lead-zinc mining area in the Karst Region of Guangxi, China
AU - Zhang, Chaolan
AU - Li, Zhongyi
AU - Yang, Weiwei
AU - Pan, Liping
AU - Gu, Minghua
AU - Lee, Dokyoung
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - Soil samples were collected on farmland in a lead-zinc mining area in the Karst region of Guangxi, China. The contamination of the soil by eight metals (Cd, Hg, As, Cu, Pb, Cr, Zn, Ni) was determined. Among all these metals, Cd is the most serious pollutant in this area. Zn, Hg as well asPb can also be measured at high levels, which may affect the crop production. All other metals contributed marginally to the overall soil contamination. Besides the evaluation of single metals, the Nemerow synthetic index indicated that the soil is not suitable for agricultural use.
AB - Soil samples were collected on farmland in a lead-zinc mining area in the Karst region of Guangxi, China. The contamination of the soil by eight metals (Cd, Hg, As, Cu, Pb, Cr, Zn, Ni) was determined. Among all these metals, Cd is the most serious pollutant in this area. Zn, Hg as well asPb can also be measured at high levels, which may affect the crop production. All other metals contributed marginally to the overall soil contamination. Besides the evaluation of single metals, the Nemerow synthetic index indicated that the soil is not suitable for agricultural use.
KW - Agricultural soil
KW - Heavy metal
KW - Karst region
KW - Lead-zinc mining area
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U2 - 10.1007/s00128-013-0987-6
DO - 10.1007/s00128-013-0987-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 23553502
AN - SCOPUS:84879841699
SN - 0007-4861
VL - 90
SP - 736
EP - 741
JO - Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
JF - Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
IS - 6
ER -