Heavy metals in soils: distribution, relationship with soil characteristics and radionuclides and multivariate assessment of contamination sources.
Chemosphere
; 72(3): 491-5, 2008 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18433832
ABSTRACT
The study is dealing with the distribution and the origin of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) in soils from a priori non-polluted areas. Positive correlations with organic matter and clay content but not with pH have been observed for most of elements analyzed in this study. Correlations of some metals (Cr, Pb and Zn) and radionuclides (238U and 137Cs) observed for analyzed soils could be explained by their common affinity for clay minerals. Enrichment factor (EF) analysis and cluster analysis (CA) highlighted the lithogenic origin of Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn and pointed out the primary input of Cd from anthropogenic sources. It also revealed the need for detailed geochemical surveys in the future in order to decrease the uncertainty of discrimination between lithogenic and anthropogenic origin of metals of interest.
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Collection:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Radioisotopes
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Soil
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Soil Pollutants
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Metals, Heavy
Language:
En
Journal:
Chemosphere
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article