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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 299, Issue -, Pages 540-549Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.07.041
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Heavy metal source apportionment; Isotope ratio analysis; Multivariate statistical analysis; GIS mapping; Pen-urban agricultural soils
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- Ministry of Environmental Protection of China [2011467057]
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2012AA100605]
- National Key Technology R&D Program of China [2012BAC17B02, 2012BAC17B04]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the central Universities of China
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Three techniques (Isotope Ratio Analysis, GIS mapping, and Multivariate Statistical Analysis) were integrated to assess heavy metal pollution and source apportionment in pen-urban agricultural soils. The soils in the study area were moderately polluted with cadmium (Cd) and mercury (Hg), lightly polluted with lead (Pb), and chromium (Cr). GIS Mapping suggested Cd pollution originates from point sources, whereas Hg, Pb, Cr could be traced back to both point and non-point sources. Principal component analysis (PCA) indicated aluminum (Al), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni) were mainly inherited from natural sources, while Hg, Pb, and Cd were associated with two different kinds of anthropogenic sources. Cluster analysis (CA) further identified fertilizers, waste water, industrial solid wastes, road dust, and atmospheric deposition as potential sources. Based on isotope ratio analysis (IRA) organic fertilizers and road dusts accounted for 74-100% and 0-24% of the total Hg input, while road dusts and solid wastes contributed for 0-80% and 19-100% of the Pb input. This study provides a reliable approach for heavy metal source apportionment in this particular pen-urban area, with a clear potential for future application in other regions. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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