Investigation of metal concentrations in roadside soils and plants in urban areas of Amritsar, Punjab, India, under different traffic densities

Kaur, Mandeep; Bhatti, Sandip Singh; Katnoria, Jatinder Kaur; Nagpal, Avinash Kaur

doi:10.1007/s10661-021-09001-5

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“…Zn and Cu may come from mechanical wear, brake pads, oil leak pools and cylinder head washers on vehicles [42,43]. Engine and tire oil production requires Zn as an additive [17]. Cu, Pb and Zn pollution in urban topsoil where industrial factories and plants once operated remains an unresolved problem, especially in large cities of China [18,44].…”

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“…The least soluble heavy metal in soil is Pb, which is considered to be a potential human carcinogen and a highly toxic metal and neurotoxin [13]. High Cd concentrations in soil can interfere with the transport, absorption and activities of plant Ca, K, Mg and P [17], and have carcinogenic, mutagenic, genotoxic and immunotoxic effects. In addition, As and Hg are toxic and carcinogenic to humans even at low levels [4].…”

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Source Apportionment of Topsoil Heavy Metals and Associated Health and Ecological Risk Assessments in a Typical Hazy City of the North China Plain

2021

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The North China Plain (NCP) is the most populous plain in China and forms the core of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei economic circle. With urbanization, anthropogenic heavy metals have increasingly dispersed and accumulated in urban topsoil, especially in hazy cities. To investigate the major sources of haze and their relation to topsoil heavy metals concentrations in cities of the NCP, 220 topsoil samples (0–10 cm) were collected from Shijiazhuang city (capital of Hebei Province). The concentrations of eight selected metals were determined. Statistical and spatial distribution analyses suggest that coal combustion and industrial processes (Ni, Cr, Cd and Hg) were the dominant anthropogenic sources of haze in Shijiazhuang city, followed by vehicle exhausts (Pb, Zn Cu and Hg). Contrastingly, As was derived from parent materials of the NCP. A health risk assessment showed that Pb, Cr and As pose significant non-carcinogenic risks to children (hazard index > 1) via oral ingestion. A potential carcinogenic risk to children (CRs > 10−4) is also posed by As. While Cd and Hg do not pose health risks in Shijiazhuang city, they may pose important ecological risks as ecological risk factors > 40 were observed, resulting in ecological risk indexes of 150–600 (moderate to considerable ecological risks).

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Source Apportionment of Topsoil Heavy Metals and Associated Health and Ecological Risk Assessments in a Typical Hazy City of the North China Plain

2021

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“…Thus, the study of heavy metal pollution in soils is the need of the hour. Many studies have been conducted to explore the spatial distribution of heavy metal pollution in roadside soils [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24].…”

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Assessment of the Heavy Metal Contamination of Roadside Soils Alongside Buddha Nullah, Ludhiana, (Punjab) India

Kaur

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Singh

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The present study was carried out to determine the physico-chemical characteristics and heavy metal contents in roadside soil samples collected during 2 sampling periods (September 2018 and April 2019) from 8 different roadside sites lying parallel to the Buddha Nullah, an old rivulet, flowing through Ludhiana, (Punjab) India. The contents (mg/kg) of seven metals (cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, lead, nickel and zinc) were estimated using a flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Among the metals analyzed, the contents of Cd, Co, Cu, Pb and Zn were found above the permissible limits. The results of the index of geoaccumulation (Igeo), contamination factor (CF), contamination degree (Cdeg), modified contamination degree (mCdeg), the Nemerow pollution index (PI) and pollution load index (PLI) indicate a moderate to high heavy metal contamination of the analyzed soil samples. The results of the potential ecological risk factor (ERi) and potential ecological risk index (RI) indicate a low to moderate risk of heavy metals in the studied soil samples. The Pearson correlation analysis revealed that most of the variables exhibited a statistically significant correlation with one or more variables during the two samplings. Multivariate analysis demonstrates that contents of heavy metals in the study area are influenced by anthropogenic and geogenic factors.

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A comprehensive exploration on the health risk quantification assessment of soil potentially toxic elements from different sources around large-scale smelting area

Huang

Cai

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Environ Monit Assess

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Investigation of metal concentrations in roadside soils and plants in urban areas of Amritsar, Punjab, India, under different traffic densities

Cited by 9 publications

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Source Apportionment of Topsoil Heavy Metals and Associated Health and Ecological Risk Assessments in a Typical Hazy City of the North China Plain

Source Apportionment of Topsoil Heavy Metals and Associated Health and Ecological Risk Assessments in a Typical Hazy City of the North China Plain

Assessment of the Heavy Metal Contamination of Roadside Soils Alongside Buddha Nullah, Ludhiana, (Punjab) India

A comprehensive exploration on the health risk quantification assessment of soil potentially toxic elements from different sources around large-scale smelting area

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