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Geoscience ›› 2023, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (01): 217-226.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2023.01.23

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Geochemical Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Germanium in Surface Soil of Lishui District, Nanjing City

ZHOU Mo1(), LIANG Xiaohong1(), ZHANG Ming1, WEN Bangyong2, TANG Zhimin1, ZHAN Long1   

  1. 1. Nanjing Center of China Geological Survey,Nanjing,Jiangsu 210000,China
    2. Basic Geological Survey Institue of Jiangxi Geological Survey Institue,Nanchang,Jiangxi 330000,China
  • Received:2022-02-10 Revised:2022-06-30 Online:2023-02-10 Published:2023-03-20

Abstract:

Germanium (Ge) is an essential trace element for life and has extensive health care effects on the human body. It is valuable to develop Ge-rich soil, whereas the research on soil Ge is still insufficient in China.Based on the results of land quality geochemical survey in Lishui district, Nanjing, the content and spatial distribution characteristics of Ge in surface soil and the influence of geological background on soil Ge were studied in this paper.The results revealed that the average Ge content in surface soil of Lishui district was 1.40 mg/kg, which was mainly controlled by geological background and its spatial distribution was highly consistent with geological background.The high value area of Ge content is mainly the outlying area of J3d1-2, and the lithology is mainly trachyandensite and andesite, while the Quaternary sediment distribution area has relatively low Ge content.There was no significant relationship between Ge and pH value in the soil, there was a certain negative correlation with organic matter content, and an obvious positive correlation with Cr, Co, Ni and As. The Ge-rich soil area in the study area is 84.18 km2, accounting for 10.84% of the total area of the whole region, and there is basically no Ge deficient area in the whole region.In this paper, the content, spatial distribution and influencing factors of Ge in surface soil of Lishui district, Nanjing were discussed, which can provide basic data for the ecological geochemical study of Ge in soil in China, and have guiding significance for the scientific development and utilization of Ge-rich soil resources.

Key words: germanium, soil, distribution characteristics, influencing factor, Lishui district, Nanjing

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