摘要
Heavy metal contents in the soils in the Baoshan District of Shanghai were monitored to evaluate the risk of soil environmental quality degradation due to rapid urbanization and to reveal the ways of heavy metal accumulation in soil during rapid urban sprawl. It was found that the soils in this district were commonly contaminated by Pb, Zn and Cd. Evaluated with a geo-accumulation index (Igeo), the rate of Pb contamination in soils was 100% with 59% of these graded as moderate-severe or severe; Zn contamination reached 59% with 6% graded as moderate-severe or severe; and Cd contamination was over 50%, with one site graded as moderate-severe and another severe-extremely severe. Metal contamination of soils around the Shanghai metropolis was mainly attributed to traffic, industrial production, wastewater irrigation and improper disposal of solid wastes. Because of continuing urbanization, the cultivated land around the metropolis should be comprehensively planned and carefully managed. Also the soil environmental quality of vegetable production bases in this area should be monitored regularly, with vegetables to be grown selected according to the degrees and types of soil contamination.
Heavy metal contents in the soils in the Baoshan District of Shanghai weremonitored to evaluate the risk of soil environmental quality degradation due to rapid urbanizationand to reveal the ways of heavy metal accumulation in soil during rapid urbansprawl. It was foundthat the soils in this district were commonly contaminated by Pb, Zn and Cd. Evaluated with ageo-accumulation index (I_(geo)), the rate of Pb contamination in soils was 100% with 59% of thesegraded as moderate-severe or severe; Zncontamination reached 59% with 6% graded as moderate-severeor severe; and Cd contamination was over 50%, with one site graded as moderate-severe and anothersevere-extremely severe. Metal contamination of soils around the Shanghai metropolis wasmainlyattributed to traffic, industrial production, wastewater irrigation and improper disposal ofsolid wastes. Because of continuing urbanization, the cultivated land around the metropolis shouldbe comprehensively planned and carefully managed Also the soil environmental quality of vegetableproduction bases in this area should be monitored regularly, with vegetables to be grown selectedaccording to the degrees and types of soil contamination.
基金
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 40235054, 40131020 and 40101013) and the Science Foundation of Shanghai Higher Schools for Young Teachers.
