Assessment of heavy metal contamination of an electrolytic manganese metal industrial estate in northern China from an integrated chemical and magnetic investigation

Zhang，Jiawei1,2; Tao，Huanyu1,2; Ge，Hui1; Shi，Jianghong1; Zhang，Mengtao1; Xu，Zonglin1; Xiao，Ruijie1; Li，Xiaoyan2

2022

10.1007/s10653-022-01389-4

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH   Impact Factor & Quartile

0269-4042

1573-2983

Heavy metal concentrations (Al, V, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb) and the magnetic properties of soil and sediment samples in/around an electrolytic manganese metal (EMM) industrial estate in northern China were investigated. Potential enrichment of Mn, Zn, and Pb was found in/around the core area of the EMM industrial estate; however, the pollution load index (PLI) values did not indicate severely polluted levels. For adults, all hazard index (HI) values of noncarcinogenic risks in the soil samples were below the safe level of 1.00. For children, none of the HI values exceeded the safe level, except Mn (HI = 1.23) in one industrial estate sample. The particle size of magnetic materials was mostly in the range of stable single-domain, and coarser ferrimagnetic phases enhanced the magnetic parameters in the industrial estate soils. Highly positive correlations were found between magnetic parameters, heavy metal concentrations, and PLI values, demonstrating that the magnetic parameters are an efficient proxy for assessing heavy metal contamination. Enrichment of Mn, Zn, and Pb was mainly derived from the EMM industry. The data showed that the EMM industrial estate under cleaner production had limited adverse impacts on the adjacent environment from the perspective of heavy metal contamination.

Electrolytic manganese metal Heavy metal Magnetic susceptibility Pollution load index Risk assessment Self-organizing map

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English

First ; Corresponding

Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China[2018YFC1801603] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[21976079] ; Science, Technology, and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality[JCYJ20190809171201660]

Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health ; Water Resources

Engineering, Environmental ; Environmental Sciences ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health ; Water Resources

WOS:000857862400001

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ENVIRONMENT/ECOLOGY

2-s2.0-85138298303

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1.School of Environmental Science and Engineering,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,518055,China
2.Department of Civil Engineering,The University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong

Zhang，Jiawei,Tao，Huanyu,Ge，Hui,et al. Assessment of heavy metal contamination of an electrolytic manganese metal industrial estate in northern China from an integrated chemical and magnetic investigation[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH,2022.

Zhang，Jiawei.,Tao，Huanyu.,Ge，Hui.,Shi，Jianghong.,Zhang，Mengtao.,...&Li，Xiaoyan.(2022).Assessment of heavy metal contamination of an electrolytic manganese metal industrial estate in northern China from an integrated chemical and magnetic investigation.ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH.

Zhang，Jiawei,et al."Assessment of heavy metal contamination of an electrolytic manganese metal industrial estate in northern China from an integrated chemical and magnetic investigation".ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH (2022).