Distribution Characteristics of Heavy Metals and Pb Isotope in Profile Soils from a Mining and Smelting Area in Northwestern China

The distribution characteristics of typical heavy metals (HMs) and Pb isotopic compositions in profile soils from different areas were investigated in Baiyin district, northwest China. The soil samples from the ore district and the sewage irrigation area showed an obvious enrichment of HMs in differ...

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Main Authors: Bihong He, Weixue Xie, Yuhui Wang, Wentao Zhang, Xueyun Ma, Jianjun Liang, Ping Li, Qiaohui Fan
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5913182
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author Bihong He
Weixue Xie
Yuhui Wang
Wentao Zhang
Xueyun Ma
Jianjun Liang
Ping Li
Qiaohui Fan
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Yuhui Wang
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Xueyun Ma
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Qiaohui Fan
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description The distribution characteristics of typical heavy metals (HMs) and Pb isotopic compositions in profile soils from different areas were investigated in Baiyin district, northwest China. The soil samples from the ore district and the sewage irrigation area showed an obvious enrichment of HMs in different depths, and the difference in the longitudinal migration depth of Pb, Cu, Zn, and Cd was insignificant, which might be due to the migration behavior of HMs mainly controlled by carbonate in alkaline soil. With the sewage irrigation activities, the content of soil organic matter was no longer the main controlling factor for the migration behavior of HMs. In ore district and sewage irrigation area, the HMs contents of nonresidual fractions in topsoil were much higher than that in the corresponding deep soil, which indicated that HMs activities in topsoil were significantly high. The Pb isotopic compositions of profile soils indicated that the long-term mining and smelting activities remained the main source of vertical enrichment of HMs in Baiyin district. Moreover, the Pb isotope ratios 206Pb/207Pb of nonresidual fractions (1.1359-1.1916) were all lower than that in the corresponding residual fractions (1.1641-1.2010), showing the characteristics that HMs input from anthropogenic source were in different degrees. The Pb isotopic compositions of residual fractions in the topsoil of ore district and sewage irrigation area (1.1641 and 1.1703) were between the two end-members composed of background soil and local mineral samples, which suggested that some anthropogenic HMs might enter into the residual components in the soil that was greatly affected by the input of HMs.
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spelling doaj-art-49d59a89bf794eba8b53646a50dc89172025-01-02T02:59:52ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology2048-40382021-01-01202110.1155/2021/5913182Distribution Characteristics of Heavy Metals and Pb Isotope in Profile Soils from a Mining and Smelting Area in Northwestern ChinaBihong He0Weixue Xie1Yuhui Wang2Wentao Zhang3Xueyun Ma4Jianjun Liang5Ping Li6Qiaohui Fan7College of Environment and Chemical EngineeringCollege of Environment and Chemical EngineeringNorthwest Institute of Eco-Environment and ResourcesNorthwest Institute of Eco-Environment and ResourcesNorthwest Institute of Eco-Environment and ResourcesNorthwest Institute of Eco-Environment and ResourcesNorthwest Institute of Eco-Environment and ResourcesNorthwest Institute of Eco-Environment and ResourcesThe distribution characteristics of typical heavy metals (HMs) and Pb isotopic compositions in profile soils from different areas were investigated in Baiyin district, northwest China. The soil samples from the ore district and the sewage irrigation area showed an obvious enrichment of HMs in different depths, and the difference in the longitudinal migration depth of Pb, Cu, Zn, and Cd was insignificant, which might be due to the migration behavior of HMs mainly controlled by carbonate in alkaline soil. With the sewage irrigation activities, the content of soil organic matter was no longer the main controlling factor for the migration behavior of HMs. In ore district and sewage irrigation area, the HMs contents of nonresidual fractions in topsoil were much higher than that in the corresponding deep soil, which indicated that HMs activities in topsoil were significantly high. The Pb isotopic compositions of profile soils indicated that the long-term mining and smelting activities remained the main source of vertical enrichment of HMs in Baiyin district. Moreover, the Pb isotope ratios 206Pb/207Pb of nonresidual fractions (1.1359-1.1916) were all lower than that in the corresponding residual fractions (1.1641-1.2010), showing the characteristics that HMs input from anthropogenic source were in different degrees. The Pb isotopic compositions of residual fractions in the topsoil of ore district and sewage irrigation area (1.1641 and 1.1703) were between the two end-members composed of background soil and local mineral samples, which suggested that some anthropogenic HMs might enter into the residual components in the soil that was greatly affected by the input of HMs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5913182
spellingShingle Bihong He
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Yuhui Wang
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Distribution Characteristics of Heavy Metals and Pb Isotope in Profile Soils from a Mining and Smelting Area in Northwestern China
Adsorption Science & Technology
title Distribution Characteristics of Heavy Metals and Pb Isotope in Profile Soils from a Mining and Smelting Area in Northwestern China
title_full Distribution Characteristics of Heavy Metals and Pb Isotope in Profile Soils from a Mining and Smelting Area in Northwestern China
title_fullStr Distribution Characteristics of Heavy Metals and Pb Isotope in Profile Soils from a Mining and Smelting Area in Northwestern China
title_full_unstemmed Distribution Characteristics of Heavy Metals and Pb Isotope in Profile Soils from a Mining and Smelting Area in Northwestern China
title_short Distribution Characteristics of Heavy Metals and Pb Isotope in Profile Soils from a Mining and Smelting Area in Northwestern China
title_sort distribution characteristics of heavy metals and pb isotope in profile soils from a mining and smelting area in northwestern china
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5913182
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