Harmful Chemicals in Soil and Risk Assessment of an Abandoned Open Dumpsite in Eastern China
The concentrations of pollutants in soil samples collected in and around a dumpsite in Heze, Shandong, China, were investigated, and the potential ecological and health risks of these pollutants were assessed. Seventeen soil samples from five different locations were analysed for pollution character...
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| description | The concentrations of pollutants in soil samples collected in and around a dumpsite in Heze, Shandong, China, were investigated, and the potential ecological and health risks of these pollutants were assessed. Seventeen soil samples from five different locations were analysed for pollution characteristics, and the target pollutants included inorganic pollutants and heavy metals as well as volatile organic compounds/semivolatile organic compounds (VOCs/SVOCs). Results showed that the mean concentration level of each pollutant from the interior area was relatively higher than that from the boundary area of the dumpsite. Inorganic pollutants and heavy metals were detected in all of the soil samples. According to potential ecological risk assessment with environmental background values of Shandong as screening values, heavy metals in majority of the samples pose low ecological risk to the ecosystem except Hg. Hg poses a considerable or very high risk because of its high levels of accumulation. In consideration of future land use pattern, human health risks derived from environmental exposure to heavy metals were assessed. Carcinogenic risk and noncarcinogenic hazards for adults are acceptable, while noncarcinogenic hazards for children exceed the safety threshold. The health risks are primarily attributed to oral exposure to As and Cr. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b56168e13142408e8efda788a8e29a132025-02-03T01:12:05ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712015-01-01201510.1155/2015/297686297686Harmful Chemicals in Soil and Risk Assessment of an Abandoned Open Dumpsite in Eastern ChinaYing Huang0YongXia Li1Jian Yang2MinMin Xu3Bo Sun4FuWei Gao5Ning Wang6Institute of Ecology and Soil Remediation, Shandong Academy of Environmental Science, Jinan 250013, ChinaInstitute of Ecology and Soil Remediation, Shandong Academy of Environmental Science, Jinan 250013, ChinaInstitute of Ecology and Soil Remediation, Shandong Academy of Environmental Science, Jinan 250013, ChinaInstitute of Ecology and Soil Remediation, Shandong Academy of Environmental Science, Jinan 250013, ChinaInstitute of Ecology and Soil Remediation, Shandong Academy of Environmental Science, Jinan 250013, ChinaInstitute of Ecology and Soil Remediation, Shandong Academy of Environmental Science, Jinan 250013, ChinaInstitute of Ecology and Soil Remediation, Shandong Academy of Environmental Science, Jinan 250013, ChinaThe concentrations of pollutants in soil samples collected in and around a dumpsite in Heze, Shandong, China, were investigated, and the potential ecological and health risks of these pollutants were assessed. Seventeen soil samples from five different locations were analysed for pollution characteristics, and the target pollutants included inorganic pollutants and heavy metals as well as volatile organic compounds/semivolatile organic compounds (VOCs/SVOCs). Results showed that the mean concentration level of each pollutant from the interior area was relatively higher than that from the boundary area of the dumpsite. Inorganic pollutants and heavy metals were detected in all of the soil samples. According to potential ecological risk assessment with environmental background values of Shandong as screening values, heavy metals in majority of the samples pose low ecological risk to the ecosystem except Hg. Hg poses a considerable or very high risk because of its high levels of accumulation. In consideration of future land use pattern, human health risks derived from environmental exposure to heavy metals were assessed. Carcinogenic risk and noncarcinogenic hazards for adults are acceptable, while noncarcinogenic hazards for children exceed the safety threshold. The health risks are primarily attributed to oral exposure to As and Cr.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/297686 |
| spellingShingle | Ying Huang YongXia Li Jian Yang MinMin Xu Bo Sun FuWei Gao Ning Wang Harmful Chemicals in Soil and Risk Assessment of an Abandoned Open Dumpsite in Eastern China Journal of Chemistry |
| title | Harmful Chemicals in Soil and Risk Assessment of an Abandoned Open Dumpsite in Eastern China |
| title_full | Harmful Chemicals in Soil and Risk Assessment of an Abandoned Open Dumpsite in Eastern China |
| title_fullStr | Harmful Chemicals in Soil and Risk Assessment of an Abandoned Open Dumpsite in Eastern China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Harmful Chemicals in Soil and Risk Assessment of an Abandoned Open Dumpsite in Eastern China |
| title_short | Harmful Chemicals in Soil and Risk Assessment of an Abandoned Open Dumpsite in Eastern China |
| title_sort | harmful chemicals in soil and risk assessment of an abandoned open dumpsite in eastern china |
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