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<p>This study provides a comparative assessment of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe) pollution occurrence, sources, and exposure risk in soils from selected abandoned sites. The concentrations of metals were determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The metals occurrence ranged from 0.02 (Zn) to 16600 mg kg<sup>−1</sup> (Fe) in the order of subsoil > topsoil with petroleum tank farm and fuel/gas service station exhibiting high metal loading. The sources of metals are anthropogenic and geologic. The hazard index values for infants’ were higher than that of adults, and the inhalation risk for adults’ was considerably higher than for infants’ exposure. The ecological risk of Cd, Pb, Cr, Ni, and Zn falls in the contamination to pollution index. This study revealed the need for clean-up and restoration of abandoned site soils.</p>
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This study provides a comparative assessment of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe) pollution occurrence, sources, and exposure risk in soils from selected abandoned sites. The concentrations of metals were determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The metals occurrence ranged from 0.02 (Zn) to 16600 mg kg−1 (Fe) in the order of subsoil > topsoil with petroleum tank farm and fuel/gas service station exhibiting high metal loading. The sources of metals are anthropogenic and geologic. The hazard index values for infants’ were higher than that of adults, and the inhalation risk for adults’ was considerably higher than for infants’ exposure. The ecological risk of Cd, Pb, Cr, Ni, and Zn falls in the contamination to pollution index. This study revealed the need for clean-up and restoration of abandoned site soils.

Toxic metals in soil depths from selected abandoned sites: Occurrence, sources, ecological and human health risk

Environmental Chemistry and Waste Management Research Group, Department of Chemistry

Department of Botany & Institute for Coastal and Marine Research

Ovidius University Annals of Chemistry

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This study provides a comparative assessment of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe)...

Toxic metals in soil depths from selected abandoned sites: Occurrence, sources, ecological and human health risk

Published Online: Mar 03, 2022

Page range: 7 - 16

Received: Jan 26, 2022

Accepted: Feb 18, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auoc-2022-0002

Keywords
land-use, toxic metals, anthropogenic, abandoned sites, exposure risk

© 2022 Onoriode Onos Emoyan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Toxic metals in soil depths from selected abandoned sites: Occurrence, sources, ecological and human health risk

Published Online: Mar 03, 2022

Page range: 7 - 16

Received: Jan 26, 2022

Accepted: Feb 18, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auoc-2022-0002

Keywordsland-use, toxic metals, anthropogenic, abandoned sites, exposure risk

© 2022 Onoriode Onos Emoyan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
land-use, toxic metals, anthropogenic, abandoned sites, exposure risk