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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Potentially Toxic Metal(loid) Contamination
Impact of the Weathering Profile in the Karst
Area with Artisanal Zinc Smelting
1
College of Tea Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang 50025, China
2
College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
3
Institute of Mountain Resources of Guizhou Province, Guizhou Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550001, China
4
State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Guiyang 550081, China
Submission date: 2024-10-23
Final revision date: 2024-12-13
Acceptance date: 2024-12-29
Online publication date: 2025-02-13
Corresponding author
Yishu Peng
Guizhou University, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 550025, Guiyang, China
Guizhou University, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, 550025, Guiyang, China
Ruidong Yang
College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
KEYWORDS
artisanal zinc smeltingcarbonate rock weathering profilecontamination impactpotentially toxic metal(loid)s
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
To assess soil potentially toxic metal(loid) contamination in the karst area resulting from
anthropogenic activity, we conducted a study on the potentially toxic metal(loid) contents of four
carbonate rock weathering profiles in the karst area with artisanal zinc smelting in Northwestern
Guizhou Province, China. The levels of As, Cr, Cu, and Hg in the artisanal zinc smelting slag do
not contaminate the soil of the carbonate rock weathering profile. However, soil Cd, Pb, and Zn are
contaminated within soil depths of 50 cm, 10 cm, and 50 cm, respectively, by the artisanal zinc smelting
slag. The Cd, Pb, and Zn in the slag are the main polluted elements in the surrounding area, and their
contaminated levels and depths are different in the various rock-type weathering profiles. The severe
pollution level of As, Cd, Pb, and Zn in the soil near the lead-zinc ore mining site might be attributed to
the lead-zinc mineralization of the bedrock during the weathering process. The ratio of Zn/Cd to Pb/Cd
is an effective tool in identifying the sources of potentially toxic metal(loid)s in the soil of the artisanal
zinc smelting area. In the future, it is essential to consider the contribution of bedrock weathering
(i.e., the geological body mineralization influence) and anthropogenic activity when studying the soil
potentially toxic metal(loid) contamination of the metal ore mining site.
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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