Heavy metal concentrations in roadside soils and correlation with urban traffic in Beijing, China

Chen, Xi; Xia, Xinghui; Zhao, Ye; Zhang, Ping

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.05.060

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“…These results indicated that the contents of Cd, Cr, Zn, Pb, As and Cu had considerable variability in the soils along the Qinghai-Tibet highway. Many studies have reported that the contents of these heavy metals in roadside soils are significantly related to traffic (Chen et al, 2010;Wang et al, 2013). We therefore speculated that the contents of Cd, Cr, Zn, Pb, As and Cu in the soils were related to anthropogenic activities along the Qinghai-Tibet highway, but this needed further verification.…”

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“…Many previously published reports have shown that Cu, Zn, As, Cd and Pb are indicator heavy metals in contaminated soils near highways (Chen et al, 2010;Wang et al, 2012;Yan et al, 2013;Werkenthin et al, 2014). Therefore it was speculated that Cu, Zn, As, Cd and Pb (related to factor 1) were derived from a similar source and might be related to anthropogenic inputs.…”

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“…The combustion of liquid fuels, vehicular abrasion and the weathering of track or road materials can release particles containing heavy metals (Suzuki et al, 2009; Science of the Total Environment 521-522 (2015) [160][161][162][163][164][165][166][167][168][169][170][171][172] 2010). Particles containing heavy metals such as Cd are released from vehicle tires and the burning of vehicle fuels (Chen et al, 2010), whereas the release of Zn may result from tire abrasion and lubricating oils (Adachi and Tainosho, 2004). Brake linings are one of the main sources of Cu (Adachi and Tainosho, 2004;Hjortenkrans et al, 2007); Pb is emitted from leaded fuels (Van Bohemen and Van De Laak, 2003) and Cr predominantly originates from oil residues and the abrasion of brake pads and tires (Zehetner et al, 2009).…”

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“…The amount and type of traffic and the condition of the road will affect the enrichment and distribution of heavy metals in roadside soils (Chen et al, 2010;Wiseman et al, 2013). There have been very few systematic studies of the enrichment of traffic-related heavy metals in the soils of the Tibetan Plateau, particularly the identification of traffic-related metals and their possible distribution patterns.…”

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Identification of traffic-related metals and the effects of different environments on their enrichment in roadside soils along the Qinghai–Tibet highway

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• Cr, Zn, Cu, As, Cd, and Pb in soils along the highway are related to the traffic.• There are three distribution patterns of the traffic-related metals in soils.• Regional differences had significant relationship with the enrichment levels.• Cd was the prior metal and the TTH was the key area for soil environment monitoring. The road transportation could affect roadside soils environment detrimentally, including heavy metal enrichment. In order to identify and evaluate the enrichment of heavy metals resulted from road transportation on the Tibetan Plateau, the 11 heavy metals (V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Rb, Pb and Tl) in the topsoil (0-10 cm depth) from four sites along the Qinghai-Tibet highway were discussed in this study. Our results indicate that heavy metals such as Cr, Cu, Zn, As, Cd and Pb are related to road transportation. The content of most of these heavy metals in roadside soils decreased exponentially with the distance from the road, as did some of the Nemero Synthesis Indexes (PN values). The contamination factor for the traffic-related metals ranged from 0.56 (no pollution) to 5.67 (considerable pollution) and the Nemero Synthesis Indexes of these heavy metals ranged from 0.80 (no pollution) to 4.49 (severe pollution). Cd was of priority concern as it had the highest contamination factor. The highest PN value for these traffic-related heavy metals was found in soils at site TTH (alpine steppe). Although transportation contributed to the high contents of these traffic-related metals in roadside environments, regional differences such as wind and the terrain also had significant relationship with their enrichment in these roadside soils. The roadside distance at which there is a potential risk to livestock and wildlife from the contamination of soils by heavy metals should be determined scientifically along the Qinghai-Tibet highway, based on the different natural environments found in the region. a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o

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Section: Interrelationships Among Heavy Metals In Soils Along the Qinmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…The bioavailability of trace metals in soil should be considered as a key factor in assessment of the risk to ecosystem and human health. The most common studied sites include industrial areas with emissions of pollutants (Bullock and Gregory 1991), roadside greenbelts in relation to traffic emissions (Chen et al 2010), recreational areas (Shi et al 2008) and national parks. Staszewski et al (2012) present results of screening analysis of 23 Polish national parks contamination with Cu, Pb, Zn and Cd (metal concentration in needles of trees and metal concentrations in soils).…”

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Mobile forms and migration ability of Cu, Pb and Zn in forestry system in Poland

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2016

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The total concentrations of Cu, Pb and Zn and their bioavailability were studied in forest soil and vegetative communities (grass and wild strawberries) collected from two areas (A and B). Two single extraction methods were used for the evaluation of the availability of Cu, Pb and Zn in forest soils. The total metal concentrations ranged from 27.43 to 143.34 mg/kg for Zn, 49.82 to 95.84 mg/kg for Pb and 0.96 to 3.24 mg/kg for Cu in soil samples A and 43.55 to 89.65, 50.62 to 117.59 and 0.95 to 4.37 mg/kg, respectively, in soil samples B. The Pb and Zn concentrations in some soil samples were significantly elevated with respect to the background levels of Poland area. The mean concentrations of Zn, Pb and Cu in grass samples from area A were 71.10, 37.48 and 1.81 mg/kg, respectively, and they were higher than the corresponding values in grass from area B. The concentrations of Zn, Pb and Cu in fruits of wild strawberries, amounting to 59.89, 19.05 and 2.71 mg/kg, respectively, were at the similar level as the metal concentrations in grass. The highest level of grass contamination was found for Pb, and their concentrations were above the critical ranges. The mean EDTA-extractable Zn, Pb and Cu concentrations in soils samples A were 20.69, 17.30 and 0.50 mg/kg, respectively, and in soils samples B 14.10, 23.67 and 0.46 mg/kg. Correlation between the concentrations of heavy metals in grass and the chemical parameters of soil (pH and OM), the transfer factor values and the total and extractable metal concentrations in soil were calculated.

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Heavy metal concentrations in roadside soils and correlation with urban traffic in Beijing, China

Cited by 361 publications

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Identification of traffic-related metals and the effects of different environments on their enrichment in roadside soils along the Qinghai–Tibet highway

Identification of traffic-related metals and the effects of different environments on their enrichment in roadside soils along the Qinghai–Tibet highway

Mobile forms and migration ability of Cu, Pb and Zn in forestry system in Poland

Urban Pollution in China

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