Identifying sourcesf soilnorganic pollutantsn a regional scale using a multivariate statistical approach: rolef pollutant migration and soil physicochemical properties

Zhang, C; Wu, L; Luo, Y; Zhang, H; Christie, P

HERO ID

165945

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2008

Language

English

PMID

17604890

HERO ID 165945
In Press No
Year 2008
Title Identifying sourcesf soilnorganic pollutantsn a regional scale using a multivariate statistical approach: rolef pollutant migration and soil physicochemical properties
Authors Zhang, C; Wu, L; Luo, Y; Zhang, H; Christie, P
Journal Environmental Pollution
Volume 151
Issue 3
Page Numbers 470-476
Abstract Principal components analysis (PCA) and correlation analysis were used to estimate the contributionf four components related to pollutant sourcesn the total variationn concentrationsf Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, As, Se, Hg, Fe and Mnn surface soil samples from a valleyn east China with numerous copper and zinc smelters. Resultsndicate that when carryingut sourcedentificationfnorganic pollutants their tendency to migraten soils may resultnifferences between the pollutant compositionf the source and the receptor soil, potentially leading to errorsn the characterizationf pollutants using multivariate statistics. The stability and potential migrationr movementf pollutantsn soils must therefore be takennto account. Soil physicochemical properties mayffer additional usefulnformation. Twoifferent mechanisms have been hypothesized for correlations between soil heavy metal concentrations and soilrganic matter content and these may be helpfulnnterpreting the statistical analysis.
Doi 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.04.017
Pmid 17604890
Wosid WOS:000254144200006
Url http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0269749107002059
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Keyword Adsorption; Aluminum Silicates/analysis; China; Environmental Monitoring/ methods; Hazardous Waste; Humic Substances/analysis; Metals, Heavy/ analysis; Mining; Principal Component Analysis; Soil/analysis; Soil Pollutants/ analysis; Water Movements
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