Contamination of Surface Soils, River Water and Sediments by Trace Metals from Copper Processing Industry in the Churnet River Valley, Staffordshire, UK

Casper, S.T.; Mehra, Aradhana; Farago, M. E.; Gill, R. A.

doi:10.1023/b:egah.0000020973.48721.ed

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“…The third type, moderate As enrichment, is largely coinciding with agricultural land use along river bank. This channel margin region is inundated every year by flood waters where the original deposition of contaminant may have been washed out of the sediments (Casper et al 2004). This region can, however, be considered as a control zone as the values of As are broadly comparable with the standard sediment composition in the range of 2.7 to 6.5 mg/kg.…”

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Enrichment of arsenic in the Quaternary sediments from Ankaleshwar industrial area, Gujarat, India: an anthropogenic influence

Shirke

Pawar

2015

Environ Monit Assess

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Arsenic (As) contamination of sediments and waters is known from Bengal and other parts of eastern and central India. However, there is paucity of reports that document occurrence of As in Quaternary sediments from western India. In this paper, we report the enrichment of As in the Quaternary sediments of Ankaleshwar area in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Twenty-five surface and five profile samples were analyzed that indicated spatial and vertical distribution of As in the sediments. The As content of fine size fractions (<63 μm) compared with upper continental crust (UCC) and standard shale indicates anomalous As enrichment that is supported by moderate to high geo-accumulation index (Igeo) as well as pollution index (Pi). Enrichment of As is seen in surface sediments from the industrial and urban land use regions, followed by oil field and agricultural land suggesting strong influence of anthropogenic factors. Although the arsenic concentration decreases with depth, the relatively higher values of As coupled with Igeo and Pi index values suggest downward migration of metal that is likely to contaminate groundwater. This calls for urgent remediation so that the ill effects of As contamination can be minimized.

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Enrichment of arsenic in the Quaternary sediments from Ankaleshwar industrial area, Gujarat, India: an anthropogenic influence

Shirke

Pawar

2015

Environ Monit Assess

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“…River water samples were analyzed by ICP-MS and river sediments by ICP-AES. Samples were taken at five sites within an area of the Churnet Valley in Staffordshire [101]. One hundred twenty surface soil samples were analyzed by ICP-AES in the frame of a geochemical survey of Gibraltar [102].…”

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The Applicability of Plasma‐Based Techniques to Biological Monitoring

Steffan¹,

Vujicic²

2012

Analytical Techniques for Clinical Chemistry

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“…As the important earth resource, agriculture field has shift from the state of insufficient quantity to the state of premium insufficient quantity, which in essence implies important environment pollution and the food safety and affects negatively upon the human health and environmental safety. Therefore, it is of high significance to undertake risk evaluation to the heavy metal pollution of the soil and the early warning analysis [6].…”

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Assessment of Potential Risk in Soil and Early Warning Analysis in Four Counties, Northeast China

Sang

Zhang

Yang

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Computer and Computing Technologies in Agriculture V

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Abstract. Heavy metal pollutions in the soil have been an important content of its quality. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the potential risk of heavy metals and early warning analysis of agricultural soil in four counties, Northeast China. One method based on toxicity coefficients was applied to assess the potential risk of these heavy metals in soil. The results showed that average content of Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, As, Ni, Hg and Cr in agricultural soil was lower than the first level standard of agricultural soil, and Cd led to risk was the most important factor, which 0.21% of the area was in the state of potential risk of elements Cd. And other heavy metals were not harmful to the environment, which potential risk of harm in descending order is E (Cd)> E (Hg)> E (As)> E (Ni )> E (Cu)> E (Pb)> E (Cr)> E (Zn); The other method is that the Cd pollutants can be calculated by the atmospheric dry and wet deposition, the irrigation water, the chemical fertilizer and the crops. There was a point on the assumption that the pollution caused by the atmospheric dry and wet deposition was worse than the pollution from irrigation water and chemical fertilizer. It is concluded that heavy metal pollution of Cd in the southeast of the study area will be getting worse within the next few decades by forecast warning analysis. Overall, some part of study area is in the state of potential risk and the Cd of soil is a major factor to control the retention of the heavy metals in the soil. According to analysis of their characteristics and the level of potential risk, there will not be great impact on quality by developing appropriate control measures timely.

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Contamination of Surface Soils, River Water and Sediments by Trace Metals from Copper Processing Industry in the Churnet River Valley, Staffordshire, UK

Cited by 28 publications

References 5 publications

Enrichment of arsenic in the Quaternary sediments from Ankaleshwar industrial area, Gujarat, India: an anthropogenic influence

Enrichment of arsenic in the Quaternary sediments from Ankaleshwar industrial area, Gujarat, India: an anthropogenic influence

The Applicability of Plasma‐Based Techniques to Biological Monitoring

Assessment of Potential Risk in Soil and Early Warning Analysis in Four Counties, Northeast China

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