| Heavy metal pollution in the soil of a riverine basin: distribution, source, and potential hazards | |
| Khan, Kifayatullah; Mohsin, Abdul; Sharif, Hafiz Muhammad Adeel; Maryam, Afsheen; Ali, Jafar; Li, Xu; Ibrahim, Sobhy Mostafa; Ayaz, Muhammad; Zhou, Yunqiao; Younas, Muhammad | |
| 2022-09-01 | |
| Source Publication | ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
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| ISSN | 0167-6369 |
| Volume | 194Issue:9Pages:618 |
| Abstract | Soil pollution with heavy metals (HMs) has become a world environmental problem. This study focuses on surface soil contamination with Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg, Pb, Fe, and Al, their sources, and potential hazards along the basin of River Swat, Pakistan. The average concentrations (mg/kg) of HMs were the most abundant for Al (24,730.19) followed by Fe (22,419.41) > Mn (386.78) > Zn (57.75) > Cr (38.07) > Ni (32.46) > Cu (23.43) > Pb (19.59) > Co (10.77) > Cd (3.18) > Hg (0.12). The concentrations of Cr and Mn in 5.45% each, Co in 10.90%, Zn in 27.27%, Cu in 36.36%, Ni in 41.81%, and Hg in 92.72% of the total soil samples exceeded their respective background values. The geostatistical approaches determined the distribution patterns of HM pollution along the basin, whereas the statistics of principal component analysis exposed the likely sources of HM contamination in the area. Pollution indices evaluated the overall HM distribution and pollution status in the area. Contamination factor showed a high degree of HM contamination in 82% of the total sampling sites, while the geo-accumulation index designated low to moderate contamination with Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Hg, and Pb, and moderate to extreme contamination with Cd, Fe, and Al. The trend of ecological toxicity showed potential ups and downs along with the sites from low to considerable hazard (< 95 < PEHI < 190), whereas the human carcinogenic hazard was within the USEPA acceptable limits (1 x 10(-7)-1 x 10(-4)), but the non-carcinogenic hazard was higher than the threshold (HI > 1) for children because they are more exposed than adults. |
| Department | 城市与区域生态国家重点实验室 ; 城市与区域生态国家重点实验室 |
| Keyword | HEALTH-RISK ASSESSMENT SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION ECOLOGICAL RISK SOURCE IDENTIFICATION SOURCE APPORTIONMENT AGRICULTURAL SOILS URBAN SOILS SURFACE SEDIMENTS FARMLAND SOILS FOOD CROPS |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | https://ir.rcees.ac.cn/handle/311016/47272 |
| Collection | 城市与区域生态国家重点实验室 |
| Corresponding Author | Khan, Kifayatullah |
| Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Res Ctr Ecoenvironm Sci, State Key Lab Urban & Reg Ecol, Beijing 100085, Peoples R China 2.Univ Swat, Dept Environm & Conservat Sci, Swat 19130, Pakistan 3.Dongguan Univ Technol, Res Ctr Ecoenvironm Engn, Dongguan 523808, Peoples R China 4.Stockholm Univ, Dept Environm Sci ACES B, Inst Miljovetenskap, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden 5.Jilin Univ, Jilin Prov Key Lab Water Resources & Environm, Changchun 130021, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Khan, Kifayatullah,Mohsin, Abdul,Sharif, Hafiz Muhammad Adeel,et al. Heavy metal pollution in the soil of a riverine basin: distribution, source, and potential hazards[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT,2022,194(9):618. |
| APA | Khan, Kifayatullah.,Mohsin, Abdul.,Sharif, Hafiz Muhammad Adeel.,Maryam, Afsheen.,Ali, Jafar.,...&Younas, Muhammad.(2022).Heavy metal pollution in the soil of a riverine basin: distribution, source, and potential hazards.ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT,194(9),618. |
| MLA | Khan, Kifayatullah,et al."Heavy metal pollution in the soil of a riverine basin: distribution, source, and potential hazards".ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 194.9(2022):618. |
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