Contamination assessment, source apportionment and associated health risks of PTEs in agricultural soil under five land-use patterns in Sanya, China

ABSTRACT: To understand the levels of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) contamination in soils and their effects on human health from different agricultural land use in Sanya, China. 128 soil samples (64 topsoil samples and corresponding subsoil samples) were collected from the five representative l...

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Main Authors: Jian-zhou Yang, Yan-gang Fu, Qiu-li Gong, Sheng-ming Ma, Jing-jing Gong, Jian-weng Gao, Zhenliang Wang, Yong-wen Cai, Shi-xin Tang
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2024-07-01
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Yan-gang Fu
Qiu-li Gong
Sheng-ming Ma
Jing-jing Gong
Jian-weng Gao
Zhenliang Wang
Yong-wen Cai
Shi-xin Tang
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Yan-gang Fu
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Jian-weng Gao
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description ABSTRACT: To understand the levels of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) contamination in soils and their effects on human health from different agricultural land use in Sanya, China. 128 soil samples (64 topsoil samples and corresponding subsoil samples) were collected from the five representative land-use patterns. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS), and Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) were used to determine the content of PTEs (As, Cd, Hg, Cu, Cr, Ni, Pb, Zn, Co, Mo, Sb, and V). Correlation analysis and factor analysis were used to determine the source of PTEs. Geo-accumulation index (Igeo), hazard quotient (HQ), and total carcinogenic risk index (TR) were used to measure the PTEs contamination and its relative health impacts. Results showed that the average values of 12 PTEs in topsoil were higher than the Hainan soil geochemical baseline, showing different degrees of PTEs accumulation effect. The concentration of PTEs in the topsoil was lower than those in the subsoil except for Cd and Hg. The Igeo revealed that the major accumulated element in soils was As followed by Mo. Source apportionment suggested that parent materials and agricultural practices were the dominant factors for PTEs accumulation in the topsoil. Non-carcinogenic risks of soil samples from five land-use patterns presented a trend of paddy field > dry field > woodland > orchard > garden plot. However, the HQ values of 12 PTEs were less than the recommended limit of HQ = 1, representing that there are no non-carcinogenic risks of PTEs for children and adults in the study area. The TR values are within 6.95×10–6–1.38×10–5, which corresponds to the low level. Therefore the PTEs in the agricultural soil of the study area show little influence on the health status of the local population.
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spelling doaj-art-ab7123d168de43a28a8d5e4bc191fcbc2025-08-20T03:32:58ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.China Geology2589-94302024-07-017346947910.31035/cg2023078Contamination assessment, source apportionment and associated health risks of PTEs in agricultural soil under five land-use patterns in Sanya, ChinaJian-zhou Yang0Yan-gang Fu1Qiu-li Gong2Sheng-ming Ma3Jing-jing Gong4Jian-weng Gao5Zhenliang Wang6Yong-wen Cai7Shi-xin Tang8Institute of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China Geological Survey, Langfang 065000, China; Key Laboratory of Coupling Process and Effect of Natural Resources Elements, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100055, ChinaInstitute of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China Geological Survey, Langfang 065000, ChinaInstitute of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China Geological Survey, Langfang 065000, China; Key Laboratory of Coupling Process and Effect of Natural Resources Elements, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100055, China; Corresponding author: (Qiu-li Gong).Institute of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China Geological Survey, Langfang 065000, ChinaInstitute of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China Geological Survey, Langfang 065000, ChinaInstitute of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China Geological Survey, Langfang 065000, ChinaInstitute of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China Geological Survey, Langfang 065000, ChinaInstitute of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China Geological Survey, Langfang 065000, ChinaInstitute of Geophysical and Geochemical Exploration, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China Geological Survey, Langfang 065000, ChinaABSTRACT: To understand the levels of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) contamination in soils and their effects on human health from different agricultural land use in Sanya, China. 128 soil samples (64 topsoil samples and corresponding subsoil samples) were collected from the five representative land-use patterns. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Atomic fluorescence spectrometry (AFS), and Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) were used to determine the content of PTEs (As, Cd, Hg, Cu, Cr, Ni, Pb, Zn, Co, Mo, Sb, and V). Correlation analysis and factor analysis were used to determine the source of PTEs. Geo-accumulation index (Igeo), hazard quotient (HQ), and total carcinogenic risk index (TR) were used to measure the PTEs contamination and its relative health impacts. Results showed that the average values of 12 PTEs in topsoil were higher than the Hainan soil geochemical baseline, showing different degrees of PTEs accumulation effect. The concentration of PTEs in the topsoil was lower than those in the subsoil except for Cd and Hg. The Igeo revealed that the major accumulated element in soils was As followed by Mo. Source apportionment suggested that parent materials and agricultural practices were the dominant factors for PTEs accumulation in the topsoil. Non-carcinogenic risks of soil samples from five land-use patterns presented a trend of paddy field > dry field > woodland > orchard > garden plot. However, the HQ values of 12 PTEs were less than the recommended limit of HQ = 1, representing that there are no non-carcinogenic risks of PTEs for children and adults in the study area. The TR values are within 6.95×10–6–1.38×10–5, which corresponds to the low level. Therefore the PTEs in the agricultural soil of the study area show little influence on the health status of the local population.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096519224001241Potentially toxic trace elements (PTEs)SoilsLand-useGeo-accumulation index (Igeo)Hazard quotient (HQ)Total carcinogenic risk index (TR)
spellingShingle Jian-zhou Yang
Yan-gang Fu
Qiu-li Gong
Sheng-ming Ma
Jing-jing Gong
Jian-weng Gao
Zhenliang Wang
Yong-wen Cai
Shi-xin Tang
Contamination assessment, source apportionment and associated health risks of PTEs in agricultural soil under five land-use patterns in Sanya, China
China Geology
Potentially toxic trace elements (PTEs)
Soils
Land-use
Geo-accumulation index (Igeo)
Hazard quotient (HQ)
Total carcinogenic risk index (TR)
title Contamination assessment, source apportionment and associated health risks of PTEs in agricultural soil under five land-use patterns in Sanya, China
title_full Contamination assessment, source apportionment and associated health risks of PTEs in agricultural soil under five land-use patterns in Sanya, China
title_fullStr Contamination assessment, source apportionment and associated health risks of PTEs in agricultural soil under five land-use patterns in Sanya, China
title_full_unstemmed Contamination assessment, source apportionment and associated health risks of PTEs in agricultural soil under five land-use patterns in Sanya, China
title_short Contamination assessment, source apportionment and associated health risks of PTEs in agricultural soil under five land-use patterns in Sanya, China
title_sort contamination assessment source apportionment and associated health risks of ptes in agricultural soil under five land use patterns in sanya china
topic Potentially toxic trace elements (PTEs)
Soils
Land-use
Geo-accumulation index (Igeo)
Hazard quotient (HQ)
Total carcinogenic risk index (TR)
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096519224001241
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