title: Distribution, speciation, and risk assessment of selected metals in the gold and iron mine soils of the catchment area of Miyun Reservoir, Beijing, China.
abstract: In order to investigate the metal distribution, speciation, correlation and origin, risk assessment, 86 surface soil samples from the catchment area around the Miyun Reservoir, Beijing, including samples from gold and iron mine areas, were monitored for fractions of heavy metal and total contents. Most of the metal concentrations in the gold and iron mine soil samples exceeded the metal background levels in Beijing. The contents of most elements in the gold mine tailings were noticeably higher than those in the iron mine tailings. Geochemical speciation data of the metals showed that the residual fraction dominated most of the heavy metals in both mines. In both mine areas, Mn had the greatest the acid-soluble fraction (F1) per portion. The high secondary-phase fraction portion of Cd in gold mine samples indicated that there was a direct potential hazard to organisms in the tested areas. Multivariate analysis coupled with the contents of selected metals, showed that Hg, Pb, Cr, and Ni in gold mine areas represented anthropogenic sources; Cd, Pb, and Cr in iron mine areas represented industrial sources. There was moderate to high contamination of a few metals in the gold and iron soil samples, the contamination levels were relatively higher in gold mine than in iron mine soils.
authors: Civil and Environmental Engineering School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China.
authors: Xingxing
authors: X
authors: Huang
authors: Yi
authors: Y
authors: Zhu
authors: Hongbing
authors: H
authors: Ji
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006046:Gold / Q000032:analysis; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D008906:Mining; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D008670:Metals; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D006046:Gold; D007501:Iron
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