Urban Geochemistry: A study of the influence of anthropogenic activity on the heavy metal content of soils in traditionally industrial and non-industrial areas of Britain

Kelly, Joe; Thornton, I.; Simpson, Paul

doi:10.1016/0883-2927(95)00084-4

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“…Overall, the range of trace elements concentration in the epigeous parts of the vegetables analyzed in the present study was similar to concentrations reported in previous studies (Alexander et al 2006;Finster et al 2004;Kachenko and Singh 2006;Murray et al 2009), and always below limits expressed by European Union regulation (EU 2009) ( Table 1). Field surveys in urban areas are to date scarce but crucial to determine health risks of urban horticulture (Säumel et al 2012;Wong et al 2006), and few studies have evaluated the role of exposition at different pollutant sources (Kelly et al 1996;Li et al 2001). Differences in heavy metal pollution were, however, observed among study sites as reported in the following sections.…”

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Heavy metal accumulation in vegetables grown in urban gardens

Antisari¹,

Orsini²,

Marchetti³

et al. 2015

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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Urban agriculture is increasingly popular for social and economical benefits. However, edible crops grown in cities can be contaminated by airborne pollutants, thus leading to serious health risks. Therefore, we need a better understanding of contamination risks of urban cultivation to define safe practices. Here we study heavy metal risk in horticultural crops grown in urban gardens of Bologna, Italy. We investigated the effect of proximity to different pollution sources such as roads and railways, and the effect of the growing system used, that is soil versus soilless cultivation. We compared heavy metal concentration in urban and rural crops. We focused on surface deposition and tissue accumulation of pollutants during 3 years. Results show that in the city, crops near the road were polluted by heavy metals, with up to 160 mg per kilogram of dry weight for lettuce and 210 mg/kg for basil. The highest Cd accumulation of up to 1.2 mg/kg was found in rural tomato. Soilless planting systems enabled a reduction of heavy metal accumulation in plant tissue, of up to −71 % for rosemary leaves.

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Heavy metal accumulation in vegetables grown in urban gardens

Antisari¹,

Orsini²,

Marchetti³

et al. 2015

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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“…2). Activities with a noticeable impact on the urban environment typically include traffic-related activities (fossil fuel combustion, wear and tear of vehicular parts, and leakages of metal-containing motor oils), industry-specific activities, the disposal of municipal waste (incineration and landfill), and the corrosion of construction/building materials (Barltrop, 1979;Kelly et al, 1996;van der Sloot et al, 1996;Tossavainen and Forssberg, 1999;Councell et al, 2004;Nadal et al, 2004). Sometimes, other metal-emitting facilities, such as coal power generating plants and mining and smelting operations, if located in or near urban areas, can also play an important role in the distribution of anthropogenic trace metals.…”

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Urban environmental geochemistry of trace metals

Wong

Thornton

2006

Environmental Pollution

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"Capsule": Urban environmental geochemistry as a scientific discipline provides valuable information on trace metal contamination of the urban environment and its associated health effects. AbstractAs the world's urban population continues to grow, it becomes increasingly imperative to understand the dynamic interactions between human activities and the urban environment. The development of urban environmental geochemistry has yielded a significant volume of scientific information about geochemical phenomena found uniquely in the urban environment, such as the distribution, dispersion, and geochemical characteristics of some toxic and potentially toxic trace metals. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the development of urban environmental geochemistry as a field of scientific study and highlight major transitions during the course of its development from its establishment to the major scientific interests in the field today. An extensive literature review is also conducted of trace metal contamination of the urban terrestrial environment, in particular of urban soils, in which the uniqueness of the urban environment and its influences  Corresponding author (X. D. Li): E-mail address: cexdli@polyu.edu.hk. Tel.: +852-2766-6041; Fax: +852-2334-6389. This is the Pre-Published Version.2 on trace metal contamination are elaborated. Last, potential areas of future development in urban environmental geochemistry are identified and discussed.

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“…An increase in imperviousness results in marked changes in water circulation patterns and may result in higher risks of flood disaster in urban areas [2][3][4]. Particularly, this problem is exacerbated by increases in urban dust levels due to a sharp growth of the urban population and industrial activities in developing countries such as China [5,6]. Since a large quantity of urban dust is transported into water bodies by rainfall-runoff processes, this might cause serious deterioration of urban water quality.…”

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Effects of Urban Non-Point Source Pollution from Baoding City on Baiyangdian Lake, China

Xiaokang

Zhao

et al. 2017

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Due to the high density of buildings and low quality of the drainage pipe network in the city, urban non-point source pollution has become a serious problem encountered worldwide. This study investigated and analyzed the characteristics of non-point source pollution in Baoding City. A simulation model for non-point source pollution was developed based on the Stormwater Management Model (SWMM), and, the process of non-point source pollution was simulated for Baoding City. The data was calibrated using data from two observed rainfall events (25.6 and 25.4 mm, the total rainfall on 31 July 2008 (07312008) was 25.6 mm, the total rainfall amount on 21 August 2008 (08212008) was 25.4 mm) and validated using data from an observed rainfall event (92.6 mm, the total rainfall on 08102008 was 92.6 mm) (Our monitoring data is limited by the lack of long-term monitoring, but it can meet the requests of model calibration and validation basically). In order to analyze the effects of non-point source pollution on Baiyangdian Lake, the characteristics and development trends of water pollution were determined using a one-dimensional water quality model for Baoding City. The results showed that the pollutant loads for Pb, Zn, TN (Total Nitrogen), and TP (Total Phosphorus) accounted for about 30% of the total amount of pollutant load. Finally, applicable control measures for non-point source pollution especially for Baoding were suggested, including urban rainwater and flood resources utilization and Best Management Practices (BMPs) for urban non-point source pollution control.

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Urban Geochemistry: A study of the influence of anthropogenic activity on the heavy metal content of soils in traditionally industrial and non-industrial areas of Britain

Cited by 271 publications

References 17 publications

Heavy metal accumulation in vegetables grown in urban gardens

Heavy metal accumulation in vegetables grown in urban gardens

Urban environmental geochemistry of trace metals

Effects of Urban Non-Point Source Pollution from Baoding City on Baiyangdian Lake, China

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