ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Spatial Distribution and Influence Analysis
of Soil Heavy Metals in a Hilly Region
of Sichuan Basin
Hanhu Liu, Guanghui Liu, Yunfan Zhou, Chao He
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The Ministry of Land and Resources Key Laboratory of Geological Spatial Information Technology,
College of Earth Sciences, Chengdu University of Technology,
Chengdu, 610059, China
Submission date: 2016-05-27
Final revision date: 2016-09-07
Acceptance date: 2016-09-08
Online publication date: 2017-03-22
Publication date: 2017-03-22
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(2):725-732
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ABSTRACT
The hilly region of the Sichuan basin has unique natural topography, geomorphology, geology, and
hydrology, with intensive human activities in the area. Therefore, it is of great significance to carry out
research on heavy metal characteristics. In this study, taking five villages of Zigong city as a sample, the
content of eight kinds of heavy metals in soil was determined (Cu, Cd, As, Pb, Cr, Zc, Ni, and Hg) based on
ordinary Kriging. The results showed that Cd, Pb, Ni, and Zn content in the research area was higher than the
background value and had a good concentration with all of the heavy metal contents lying within the national
standards. Through soil parent material, soil environment, atmospheric environment, and water environment
analysis of heavy metals, it was found that higher levels of heavy metals in the research area were mainly
affected by agricultural and industrial activities (atmospheric dustfall). This was generally where there were
intense areas of human activity – especially in and around transport routes and construction areas. It was
also found that the soybean crop exhibited a strong Cd accumulation ability. This soybean planting should
be reduced to control the distribution of Cd. Zn and Cu had a positive enrichment effect on rice, soybeans,
and other crops, and had little enrichment effect on grapefruit. This study showed the effect human activities
have on the quality of soil quality on the crop. This research has great significance for the ecologically
sustainable development of society.
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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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