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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Heavy Metal Contamination and Health Risk
Assessment in Surface Soils
of Xuancheng City, Anhui Province, China
1
School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, PR China
Submission date: 2024-08-24
Final revision date: 2024-11-25
Acceptance date: 2025-01-07
Online publication date: 2025-04-18
Corresponding author
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ABSTRACT
A health risk assessment of heavy metals in soil can screen for optimal control of pollutants.
To investigate the typical heavy metal content levels, pollution situation, and potential health risks to
surrounding residents in the soil of Xuancheng City, Anhui Province, China, 68 surface soil samples
were sampled. Atomic Fluorescence Photometer and Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer are used
to determine the content of typical heavy metals, including As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn, in the
soil. Non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks of heavy metals to children and adults were evaluated.
Results indicated that Hg and Pb in the soils in the study area exceeded the corresponding background
values, and Hg showed the highest coefficient of variation of 1.05. The spatial distribution showed that
As, Ni, and Zn showed a decreasing trend from the edge to the center, while the other five heavy metals
showed a decreasing trend from the center to the periphery. Health risk evaluation results showed higher
total non-carcinogenic risk (HI) and total carcinogenic risk (TCR) for children than for adults by 6.23
and 2.73 times, respectively, indicating children are more susceptible to non-carcinogenic and
carcinogenic risks. In addition, As, Cr, and Pb were the main contributors to the non-carcinogenic risk,
while As and Cd were the main contributors to the carcinogenic risk. The research results can provide
a reference for the prevention and control of heavy metal pollution in the study area.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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