title: Spatial distribution of soil cadmium and its influencing factors in peri-urban farmland: a case study in the Jingyang District, Sichuan, China.
abstract: Semi-agricultural ecosystems in peri-urban areas are susceptible to contamination. The spatial distribution and influencing factors of such pollution are unclear and poorly constrained in many areas worldwide. Therefore, studying the problems of soil pollution in peri-urban areas is critical for environmental management and agricultural production. In this paper, with cadmium (Cd) as the target pollutant, the spatiotemporal variations of soil cadmium pollution and the relative importance of the affecting factors were analyzed at a peri-urban area from the Jingyang District, Sichuan, China. Statistical results showed that the farmland in the study area could be considered moderately soil Cd-polluted, under the dual influence of natural factors and human activity. In particular, the soil Cd concentration in Tianyuan and Bajiaojing exceeded 0.5 mg kg-1, for intensive industrial enterprises are distributed in these areas. Correspondingly, the geoaccumulation index also showed that the contamination of Cd in this area was moderately polluted. Moreover, the ecological risk index was 80% in the study area, indicating that the soil Cd pollution potential risk was moderate to high. High geological background values (soil Cd = 0.29 mg kg-1), river migration, industrial enterprises, and traffic significantly influenced soil Cd pollution, with natural geological factors playing greater roles. The significant horizontal-spatial effective distances away from Shiting River, Deyang-Aba Highway, and chemical plants were 200, 400, and 100 m, respectively. These results will be useful in guiding farmland cultivation and pollution remediation effectively in the peri-urban areas.
authors.affiliation: College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China. w.changquan@163.com.
authors.forename: Changquan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
authors.forename: Linhai
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
authors.forename: Shunqiang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Jinyang Agricultural Bureau of Sichuan Province, Deyang, 643000, China.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis*; D002681:China; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D002104:Cadmium
keywords: Influencing factors; Peri-urban area; Soil cadmium; Spatial distribution