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Effect of different industrial activities on heavy metal concentrations and chemical distribution in topsoil and road dust

Authors: M. Gabarrón, A. Faz, J. A. Acosta

Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences | Issue 3/2017

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The development of industrial activity in recent years has promoted the pollution in this environment causing health problems to workers and the neighbourhood nearby. In order to determine the influence of different industrial activities in metals concentration and behaviour in soil and road dust, samples from three different industrial areas (service industry; refinery, fertilizer and power industry; and tannery industry) and a natural area were collected. Physical–chemical properties, metal content (Pb, Zn, Cu, Cr, Co, Ni) and the chemical distribution of metals were carried out. Results show largest accumulation of metals in road dusts samples for all industrial areas, being Zn, Pb, Cr and Cu the metals with highest concentrations. Each industrial activity contributes differently to the concentration of metals in soil and dust, and the highest concentrations of Cr were found from tannery industries, while Pb and Zn showed the highest concentration from refinery and fertilizer industry. It has been showed that industrial activity has influence on the physicochemical properties of soil and road dust and on the bioavailability of all metals. Chemical partitioning indicates that Pb, Zn, Cu and Cr distribution in the different solid phases is affected by industrial activity, while Co and Ni distribution is not affected by the industrial activity.

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Title: Effect of different industrial activities on heavy metal concentrations and chemical distribution in topsoil and road dust
Authors: M. Gabarrón
A. Faz
J. A. Acosta
Publication date: 01-02-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Environmental Earth Sciences / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 1866-6280
Electronic ISSN: 1866-6299
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-017-6449-4

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