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Geoscience ›› 2018, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (01): 86-94.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2018.01.08

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Distribution,Source Identification and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Topsoil of Huairou District in Beijing

LI Ping1(), HUANG Yong2, LIN Yun1, HUA Peixue1, YUAN Guoli1()   

  1. 1. Shool of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
    2. Beijing Institute of Geo-Exploration Technology, Beijing 102218, China
  • Received:2017-09-06 Revised:2017-12-12 Online:2018-02-10 Published:2018-02-05

Abstract:

At the agricultural area in the southeast of Huairou District in Beijing, 977 topsoil samples were collected, and 8 heavy metals in samples were analyzed, including Cr, V, Ni, As, Pb, Zn, Hg and Cd. The spatial distribution characteristics of these heavy metals were clearly illustrated by geochemical mapping. By applying the methods of multivariate statistics analysis, the concentration distributions of these heavy metals were dedi-cated, and the sources of them were determined, and risk assessment for them was also performed. The results show that the elements of Cr, V, Ni and As are mainly originated from soils parent materials. On the other hand, the elements of Pb, Zn and Hg are greatly influenced by the human activities, such as traffic and atmospheric deposition. Differently, Cd is mainly affected by inorganic fertilizer. The environmental risk of 8 heavy metals is assessed by Hakanson method, and all above heavy metals except Cd show a relatively low pollution risk. So, our study provides a significant reference for the risk assessment of agricultural soils and the future land-using plan at the area of Huairou District.

Key words: agricultural soil, heavy metal, distribution characteristic, source identification, risk assessment, Huairou District in Beijing

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