Metals in particle-size fractions of the soils of five european cities

Soils from Aveiro, Glasgow, Ljubljana, Sevilla and Torino have been investigated in view of their potential for translocation of potentially toxic elements (PTE) to the atmosphere. Soils were partitioned into five size fractions and Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn were measured in the fractions and the whole soil. All PTE concentrated in the <10 mm fraction. Cr and Ni concentrated also in the coarse fraction, indicating a lithogenic contribution. An accumulation factor (AF) was calculated for the <2 and <0 mm fraction. The AF values indicate that the accumulation in the finer fractions is higher where the overall contamination is lower. AF for Cr and Ni are particularly low in Glasgow and Torino. An inverse relationship was found between the AF of some metals and the percentage of <10 mm particles that could be of use in risk assessment or remediation practices.

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Main Authors: Ajmone-Marsan, F., Biasioli, M., Kralj, T., Grčman, Helena, Davidson, C.M., Hursthouse, A.S., Madrid, Luis, Rodrigues, Sónia M.
Other Authors: European Commission
Format: artículo biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-05-11
Subjects:Urban soils, Contamination, Particle-size,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/22446
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780
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spelling dig-irnas-es-10261-224462022-09-02T08:56:19Z Metals in particle-size fractions of the soils of five european cities Ajmone-Marsan, F. Biasioli, M. Kralj, T. Grčman, Helena Davidson, C.M. Hursthouse, A.S. Madrid, Luis Rodrigues, Sónia M. European Commission Urban soils Contamination Particle-size Soils from Aveiro, Glasgow, Ljubljana, Sevilla and Torino have been investigated in view of their potential for translocation of potentially toxic elements (PTE) to the atmosphere. Soils were partitioned into five size fractions and Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn were measured in the fractions and the whole soil. All PTE concentrated in the <10 mm fraction. Cr and Ni concentrated also in the coarse fraction, indicating a lithogenic contribution. An accumulation factor (AF) was calculated for the <2 and <0 mm fraction. The AF values indicate that the accumulation in the finer fractions is higher where the overall contamination is lower. AF for Cr and Ni are particularly low in Glasgow and Torino. An inverse relationship was found between the AF of some metals and the percentage of <10 mm particles that could be of use in risk assessment or remediation practices. The financial support of the European project URBSOIL, under contract no. EVK4-CT-2001-00053. Peer reviewed 2010-03-16T15:04:43Z 2010-03-16T15:04:43Z 2007-05-11 artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 Environmental Pollution 152:73-81 (2008) 0269-7491 (Online) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/22446 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.05.020 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 en none 22195 bytes application/pdf Elsevier
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Contamination
Particle-size
Urban soils
Contamination
Particle-size
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Contamination
Particle-size
Urban soils
Contamination
Particle-size
Ajmone-Marsan, F.
Biasioli, M.
Kralj, T.
Grčman, Helena
Davidson, C.M.
Hursthouse, A.S.
Madrid, Luis
Rodrigues, Sónia M.
Metals in particle-size fractions of the soils of five european cities
description Soils from Aveiro, Glasgow, Ljubljana, Sevilla and Torino have been investigated in view of their potential for translocation of potentially toxic elements (PTE) to the atmosphere. Soils were partitioned into five size fractions and Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn were measured in the fractions and the whole soil. All PTE concentrated in the <10 mm fraction. Cr and Ni concentrated also in the coarse fraction, indicating a lithogenic contribution. An accumulation factor (AF) was calculated for the <2 and <0 mm fraction. The AF values indicate that the accumulation in the finer fractions is higher where the overall contamination is lower. AF for Cr and Ni are particularly low in Glasgow and Torino. An inverse relationship was found between the AF of some metals and the percentage of <10 mm particles that could be of use in risk assessment or remediation practices.
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Ajmone-Marsan, F.
Biasioli, M.
Kralj, T.
Grčman, Helena
Davidson, C.M.
Hursthouse, A.S.
Madrid, Luis
Rodrigues, Sónia M.
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Contamination
Particle-size
author Ajmone-Marsan, F.
Biasioli, M.
Kralj, T.
Grčman, Helena
Davidson, C.M.
Hursthouse, A.S.
Madrid, Luis
Rodrigues, Sónia M.
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title Metals in particle-size fractions of the soils of five european cities
title_short Metals in particle-size fractions of the soils of five european cities
title_full Metals in particle-size fractions of the soils of five european cities
title_fullStr Metals in particle-size fractions of the soils of five european cities
title_full_unstemmed Metals in particle-size fractions of the soils of five european cities
title_sort metals in particle-size fractions of the soils of five european cities
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