Metals in particle-size fractions of the soils of five European cities

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Mar 2008 Italy, Spain English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Environmental Pollution, volume 152, pages 73-81 (issn: 0269-7491,

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Authors: AJMONE MARSAN, Franco; BIASIOLI, Mattia; KRALJ T; GRCMAN H; DAVIDSON C. M; HURSTHOUSE A. S; MADRID L; +1 Authors

doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.05.020

pmid: 17602808

handle: 10261/22446 , 2318/103606

Metals in particle-size fractions of the soils of five European cities

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Soils from Aveiro, Glasgow, Ljubljana, Sevilla and Torino have been investigated in view of their potential for translocation of potentially toxic elements (PTE) to the atmosphere. Soils were partitioned into five size fractions and Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn were measured in the fractions and the whole soil. All PTE concentrated in the <10 microm fraction. Cr and Ni concentrated also in the coarse fraction, indicating a lithogenic contribution. An accumulation factor (AF) was calculated for the <2 and <10 microm fraction. The AF values indicate that the accumulation in the finer fractions is higher where the overall contamination is lower. AF for Cr and Ni are particularly low in Glasgow and Torino. An inverse relationship was found between the AF of some metals and the percentage of <10 microm particles that could be of use in risk assessment or remediation practices.

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Italy, Spain

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University of Turin
Italy
University of Strathclyde
United Kingdom
University of the West of Scotland
United Kingdom
Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Seville
Spain
University of Aveiro
Portugal

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Keywords

Chromium, Air Pollutants, Hazardous Waste, 550, Particle-size, Europe, Chemistry, Soil, Zinc, Urban soils, Contamination, Lead, Metals, Nickel, soil pollution; urban soil; heavy metals; particle size fractions; european cities, Soil Pollutants, Cities, Particle Size, Copper, Environmental Monitoring

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