Contamination characteristics, source apportionment, and health risk assessment of heavy metals in agricultural soil in the Hexi Corridor

• Published in: Catena (Giessen) Vol. 191; p. 104573
• Main Authors: Wang, Feifei, Guan, Qingyu, Tian, Jing, Lin, Jinkuo, Yang, Yanyan, Yang, Liqin, Pan, Ninghui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2020
• Subjects: Agricultural soil; agricultural soils; atmospheric deposition; carcinogenicity; catenas; Geochemical baseline value; geostatistics; health effects assessments; Health risk; Heavy metal; heavy metals; PMF; pollution; Pollution assessment; risk; traffic; PMF; Agricultural soil; Pollution assessment; Geochemical baseline value; Heavy metal; Health risk

[Display omitted] •Geochemical baseline values of heavy metal in agricultural soil were evaluated.•The indexes of PI, EI and RI revealed that soil was moderately polluted wholly.•Apply geostatistical analysis, PMF and health risk model to obtain sources.•There were no significant carcinogenic and no...