Spatial distribution of Pb and Zn in soils under native vegetation in Southeast Brazil

• Published in: Environmental geochemistry and health Vol. 46; no. 3; p. 84
• Main Authors: Skorupa, Alba L. A., Bispo, Fábio H. A., Assunção, Shirlei A., Oliveira, Jakeline R., Lima, Francielle R. D., Teixeira, Marcília B., Guilherme, Luiz R. G., Scolforo, José R. S., Zinn, Yuri L., Marques, João José
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Absorption; Acid digestion; Digital mapping; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Environmental assessment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Environmental quality; Environmental regulations; Environmental risk; Estimators; Extreme values; Fertility; Geochemistry; Geostatistics; Heavy metals; Lead; Limestone; Metals; Micronutrients; Minerals; Nitric acid; Nitric acids; Original Paper; Public Health; Risk assessment; Robustness; Soil contamination; Soil fertility; Soil properties; Soil Science & Conservation; Soil sciences; Soils; Spatial distribution; Spatial variations; Spectral analysis; Terrestrial Pollution; Topsoil; Vegetation; Zinc; Brazil; Tropical soils; Soil quality reference values; Environmental safety; Geostatistic; Kriging; Potentially toxic elements

Heavy metals can play an important biological role as micronutrients but also as potentially toxic elements (PTEs). Understanding the natural concentrations of PTEs-Pb and Zn included-in soils allows for the identification and monitoring of contaminated areas and their role in environmental risk ass...