A georeferenced dataset of heavy metals occurrence in the soils of the Yangtze River Basin, China
Abstract Understanding the fine‐scale spatial distribution of heavy metal contamination is crucial for effective environmental capacity control and targeted treatment of polluted areas. This article presents the latest dataset on the occurrence of common heavy metals in the soils of the Yangtze Rive...
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| description | Abstract Understanding the fine‐scale spatial distribution of heavy metal contamination is crucial for effective environmental capacity control and targeted treatment of polluted areas. This article presents the latest dataset on the occurrence of common heavy metals in the soils of the Yangtze River Basin. The dataset was compiled by reviewing peer‐reviewed literature published between 2000 and 2020. Rigorous quality control procedures were employed to ensure the accuracy of the data, including the extraction of detailed geographic locations and concentrations of heavy metals. The dataset includes 7867 records of heavy metal occurrences (Zn: 1045, Cu: 1140, Pb: 1261, Cr: 980, Cd: 1242, Ni: 649, As: 821, Hg: 729) in the soils of the Yangtze River Basin, distributed at four scale levels: province, prefecture, county, and township or finer. The results indicate that the distribution of heavy metal concentrations is relatively scattered, with higher concentrations in cities and regions with developed industry and agriculture. Cd has the highest exceedance rate (33.90%), indicating significant local contamination. Heavy metals, such as Zn at 11.96%, Ni at 12.63%, and As at 9.74%, also exceeded standard levels at certain sampling points. Cr had the lowest exceedance rate of 1.33%. This updated dataset provides essential information on the current status of heavy metals contamination in the soils of the Yangtze River Basin. It can be used for further ecological and health risk assessments and for developing strategies to remediate and prevent heavy metal contamination in the region. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7ea4798bfa0645e29551fbe2ca11d6532025-01-27T08:26:33ZengWileyGeoscience Data Journal2049-60602025-01-01121n/an/a10.1002/gdj3.280A georeferenced dataset of heavy metals occurrence in the soils of the Yangtze River Basin, ChinaYifan Sun0Dongsheng Liu1Long Xie2Zheng Gao3Qi Zhang4Luqi Wang5Sen Li6School of Environmental Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan ChinaHuadong Engineering Zhengzhou Corporation Limited Co., Ltd Zhengzhou ChinaHubei Yiwei Power Co. Ltd Jingmen ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan ChinaAbstract Understanding the fine‐scale spatial distribution of heavy metal contamination is crucial for effective environmental capacity control and targeted treatment of polluted areas. This article presents the latest dataset on the occurrence of common heavy metals in the soils of the Yangtze River Basin. The dataset was compiled by reviewing peer‐reviewed literature published between 2000 and 2020. Rigorous quality control procedures were employed to ensure the accuracy of the data, including the extraction of detailed geographic locations and concentrations of heavy metals. The dataset includes 7867 records of heavy metal occurrences (Zn: 1045, Cu: 1140, Pb: 1261, Cr: 980, Cd: 1242, Ni: 649, As: 821, Hg: 729) in the soils of the Yangtze River Basin, distributed at four scale levels: province, prefecture, county, and township or finer. The results indicate that the distribution of heavy metal concentrations is relatively scattered, with higher concentrations in cities and regions with developed industry and agriculture. Cd has the highest exceedance rate (33.90%), indicating significant local contamination. Heavy metals, such as Zn at 11.96%, Ni at 12.63%, and As at 9.74%, also exceeded standard levels at certain sampling points. Cr had the lowest exceedance rate of 1.33%. This updated dataset provides essential information on the current status of heavy metals contamination in the soils of the Yangtze River Basin. It can be used for further ecological and health risk assessments and for developing strategies to remediate and prevent heavy metal contamination in the region.https://doi.org/10.1002/gdj3.280heavy metals concentrationrisk assessmentsoil contaminationspatial analysisthe Yangtze River Basin |
| spellingShingle | Yifan Sun Dongsheng Liu Long Xie Zheng Gao Qi Zhang Luqi Wang Sen Li A georeferenced dataset of heavy metals occurrence in the soils of the Yangtze River Basin, China Geoscience Data Journal heavy metals concentration risk assessment soil contamination spatial analysis the Yangtze River Basin |
| title | A georeferenced dataset of heavy metals occurrence in the soils of the Yangtze River Basin, China |
| title_full | A georeferenced dataset of heavy metals occurrence in the soils of the Yangtze River Basin, China |
| title_fullStr | A georeferenced dataset of heavy metals occurrence in the soils of the Yangtze River Basin, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | A georeferenced dataset of heavy metals occurrence in the soils of the Yangtze River Basin, China |
| title_short | A georeferenced dataset of heavy metals occurrence in the soils of the Yangtze River Basin, China |
| title_sort | georeferenced dataset of heavy metals occurrence in the soils of the yangtze river basin china |
| topic | heavy metals concentration risk assessment soil contamination spatial analysis the Yangtze River Basin |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/gdj3.280 |
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