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Journal of Agriculture ›› 2021, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (6): 42-46.doi: 10.11923/j.issn.2095-4050.cjas20191000246

Special Issue: 土壤重金属污染

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Heavy Metals in Farmland Surrounding the Sanming Steel Plant in Western Fujian: Pollution Characteristics and Risk Assessment

Tian Tian1,2(), Yang Ting2, Zou Xianmei2, Chen Chunle1,2()   

  1. 1Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources and Environment Monitoring & Sustainable Management and Utilization, Sanming 365004, Fujian, China
    2School of Resources and Chemical Engineering, Sanming University, Sanming 365004, Fujian, China
  • Received:2019-10-30 Revised:2019-11-24 Online:2021-06-20 Published:2021-06-28
  • Contact: Chen Chunle E-mail:1105669151@qq.com;ch@163.com

Abstract:

The paper aims to clarify the heavy metal pollution and risk in the farmland surrounding the Sanming Steel Plant in western Fujian. We collected 10 surface soil samples (0-20 cm) in May, 2019, determined the contents of Pb, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg and Ni, and evaluated the levels and risks of heavy metals by the methods of the single pollution index, the Nemero pollution index, and Hk?nson potential ecological hazard index. The results showed that: the contents of heavy metals in the studied area exceeded the background value of soil environment in Fujian, except that Hg exceeded the standard rate by 80%; correlation analysis demonstrated that: Pb, Cu, Zn, Cd, Ni in soil were homologous; the evaluation results demonstrated that: the pollution degree of heavy metals in the soil surrounding the Sanming Steel Plant was: Cd>Pb>Ni>Zn>Cu>Hg; all the soils in the studied area were heavily polluted, reaching very strong and extremely strong ecological risk level. Therefore, more attention should be paid to the ecological environment problems caused by heavy metal pollution in the farmland surrounding the Sanming Steel Plant, the prevention and control of Cd and Pb in soil should be the priority to reduce their ecological risks.

Key words: Sanming Steel Plant, Soil, Heavy Metal Pollution, Pollution Characteristic, Risk Assessment, Pollution Index

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