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Heavy Metal Sources,Contamination and Risk Assessment in Legacy Pb/Zn Mining Tailings Area: Field Soil and Simulated Rainfall |
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| Authors: | Hao Xinrui Yi Xiaoyun Dang Zhi Liang Yaya |
| Affiliation: | 1.School of Environment and Energy, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, South China University of Technology, Panyu District, 510006, Guangzhou, PR China ;2.The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, 510006, Guangzhou, PR China ;3.POWERCHINA HUADONG Engineering Corporation Limited, 310000, Hangzhou, PR China ; |
| Abstract: | This study investigated heavy metal(HM) soil pollution and evaluated the risk and sources at a legacy tailings pond’s area in Meizhou, China. Result shows that HM accumulation in soil, particularly Cd, Pb, and Zn, were serious. Zn and Cd in tailing soil and all studied elements in field soil had a significant release potential. Four HM sources were identified by positive matrix factorization (PMF) model: cinder and vehicle emissions (11.3%), natural sources (16.3%), tailings pond and human activities (32.8%), tailings pond (39.7%). The soil was severely polluted with Cd, Pb, and Zn, which posed a high potential environmental risk near surrounding area. Column leaching tests showed that large quantities of HMs were released from the tailings soil during simulated rainfall with different pH. This study indicates that the study area has been severely polluted and continues to have a great risk of HM pollution under natural conditions. |
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