Spatial heterogeneity and source apportionment of soil metal(loid)s in an abandoned lead/zinc smelter

• Published in: Journal of environmental sciences (China) Vol. 127; pp. 519 - 529
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yunxia, Li, Tianshuang, Guo, Zhaohui, Xie, Huimin, Hu, Zhihao, Ran, Hongzhen, Li, Changzhou, Jiang, Zhichao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.05.2023
• Subjects: antimony; arsenic; Arsenic - analysis; atmospheric deposition; Cadmium; China; copper; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Lead; Mercury; Metal(loid)s; Metalloids - analysis; Metals, Heavy - analysis; nickel; raw materials; risk; Risk Assessment; runoff; Site soil; Smelting industry; Soil; Soil Pollutants - analysis; soil pollution; Source apportionment; Spatial heterogeneity; spatial variation; thallium; topsoil; zinc; Zinc - analysis; China; Smelting industry; Site soil; Spatial heterogeneity; Source apportionment; Metal(loid)s

Metal smelting have brought severe metal(loid)s contamination to the soil. Spatial distribution and pollution source analysis for soil metal(loid)s in an abandoned lead/zinc smelter were studied. The results showed that soil was contaminated heavily with metal(loid)s. The mean of lead (Pb), arsenic...