1. Spatial Distribution and Sources of Heavy Metal Pollution of Surface Dust in Taiyuan, China
- Author
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Yong Zhang, Jun Qiu Zhang, Ying Te Wang, and Jing Xia Chen
- Subjects
law ,Industrial area ,Environmental engineering ,Environmental science ,Heavy metals ,General Medicine ,Correlational analysis ,Metal pollution ,Surface dust ,Spatial distribution ,Atomic absorption spectroscopy ,law.invention - Abstract
The concentrations of heavy metals (Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Mn) were determined using flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer after digested with four acids. The samples were collected from seven kinds of different functional areas in Taiyuan, China. The concentration of the heavy metals were found in Taiyuan is higher than the soil background values in Shanxi Province, which appeared different levels of accumulation. High concentrations of Cr, Ni, Mn were found in the samples from industrial area and Cu was noted from economic development area. The correlational analysis and principle component analysis showed that the heavy metals of surface dust in Taiyuan were mainly influenced by industrial activities.
- Published
- 2015