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Contamination source apportionment and health risk assessment of heavy metals in soil around municipal solid waste incinerator: A case study in North China

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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 631-632, Issue -, Pages 348-357

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ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.011

Keywords

Human health risk; Soil heavy metal; Municipal solid waste incinerator; Source apportionment; Land use

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [51776139]
  2. National Research Project of China [2017YFC0703101]
  3. High Technology Support Project of Tianjin [16PTGCCX00170, 16YFXTSF00540]

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Few studies have comprehensively taken into account the source apportionment and human health risk of soil heavy metals in the vicinity of municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI) in high population density area. In this study, 8 elements (Cr, Pb, Cu, Ni, Zn, Cd, Hg, and As) in fly ash, soil samples from different functional areas and vegetables collected surrounding the MSWI in North China were determined. The single pollution index, integrated Nemerow pollution index, principal component analysis (PCA), absolute principle component score-multiple linear regression (APCS-MLR) model and dose-response model were used in this study. The results showed that the soils around the MSWI were moderately polluted by Cu, Pb, Zn, and Hg, and heavily polluted by As and Cd. MSWI had a significant influence on the distribution of soil heavy metals in different distances from MSWI. The source apportionment results showed that MSWI, natural source, industrial discharges and coal combustion were the four major potential sources for heavy metals in the soils, with the contributions of 36.08%, 29.57%,10.07%, and 4.55%, respectively. MSWI had a major impact on Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd, and Hg contamination in soil. The non-carcinogenic risk and carcinogenic risk posed by soil heavy metals surrounding the MSWI were unacceptable. The soil heavy metals concentrations and health risks in different functional areas were distinct. MSWI was the predominate source of non-carcinogenic risk with the average contribution rate of 36.99% and carcinogenic risk to adult male, adult female and children with 4.23 x 10(-4), 4.57 x 10(-4), and 1.41 x 10(-4) respectively, implying that the impact of MSWI on human health was apparent. This study provided a new insight for the source apportionment and health risk assessment of soil heavy metals in the vicinity of MSWI. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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