Background Values of Soil Heavy Metals in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain in Henan Province, China

• Published in: Toxics (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 2; p. 93
• Main Authors: Jiang, Yuling, Ma, Jianhua, Wang, Yuanbo, Yang, Yahan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.02.2025; MDPI
• Subjects: background values; Cadmium; Chromium; Copper; Heavy metals; Henan province; Huang-Huai-Hai plain; Lead; Mercury; Mercury (metal); Metal industry; Nickel; Pollution; Precipitation; regional difference; Rivers; soil heavy metals; Soil pollution; Soil surfaces; Soils; Zinc; China; Henan China; Huai River; Yellow River; soil heavy metals; regional difference; Huang-Huai-Hai plain; background values; Henan province

Due to the continuous lack of specific background values (BVs) for soil heavy metals in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain in Henan province (HPHP), many researchers have used soil heavy BVs specific to Henan Province (HP) or Fluvisols of China (FC) as reference criteria to assess soil heavy metal pollution....