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Academic Journal of Environment & Earth Science, 2022, 4(7); doi: 10.25236/AJEE.2022.040701.

Evaluation of heavy metal contamination of soil in a planting area in Hengshui City, Hebei Province

Author(s)

Lin Zhang

Corresponding Author:
Lin Zhang
Affiliation(s)

Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, 316022, China

Abstract

To understand the characteristics of soil heavy metal pollution in a planting area of Hengshui City, Hebei Province, 340 samples were tested and analyzed by using the ground accumulation index, Nemero comprehensive pollution index, potential ecological risk index and enrichment factor for comprehensive evaluation. The results showed that the average value of Igeo was less than 0, and the order of weakness to strength was As<Cr<Ni<Cu<Cd<Zn<Pb<Hg, among which the number of samples with Hg Igeo was 36.44%; the overall environmental safety was relatively low with PN; the exceedance rate of the total potential ecological risk index (RI) was 25.24%. 25.24%; the mean value of enrichment factor (EF) was less than 2, and the percentage of samples in the state of no to weak pollution was over 74.76%.

Keywords

planting area; soil heavy metals; ecological risk; ground accumulation index

Cite This Paper

Lin Zhang. Evaluation of heavy metal contamination of soil in a planting area in Hengshui City, Hebei Province. Academic Journal of Environment & Earth Science (2022) Vol. 4 Issue 7: 1-10. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJEE.2022.040701.

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