Trace elements measured in Artvin province soil samples in Northeast Turkey were assessed using pollution and health indices. The study area is positioned in one of the essential metallogenic belts in Turkey. This attempt is the first endeavor toward the study area in this context. The measured trace elements are As, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn, as they were assessed using pollution indices, enrichment factor, geo-accumulation index, contamination factor, and health risk assessment methods. According to the results of enrichment factor (EF), geo-accumulation index (I_geo), and contamination factor (CF), the soils of Artvin province show a slightly severe enrichment, moderately polluted and very high contaminated with arsenic, respectively. The pollution load index score (PLI) index (1.57) indicates that Artvin province is polluted in terms of trace elements. The hazard index (HI) calculated values for children and adults were 1.55 and 0.18, respectively. This revealed that the aforementioned metals can have non-carcinogenic effects (HI > 1). Total potential carcinogenic health risk (TCR) values for children and adults were 3.22 × 10^–5 and 1.40 × 10^–5, respectively. The non-carcinogenic risk level indicates that there may be a risk for children rather than adults.

使用污染和健康指数对土耳其东北部阿尔特温省土壤样本中测量的微量元素进行了评估。研究区位于土耳其重要的成矿带之一。本次尝试是在此背景下对研究领域的首次尝试。测量的微量元素为 As、Co、Cr、Cu、Mn、Ni、Pb 和 Zn，因为它们是使用污染指数、富集因子、地积累指数、污染因子和健康风险评估方法进行评估的。根据富集因子（EF）的结果，地积累指数（I _geo) 和污染因子 (CF)，Artvin 省的土壤分别显示轻度富集、中度污染和非常高的砷污染。污染负荷指数得分（PLI）指数（1.57）表明阿尔特温省在微量元素方面受到污染。儿童和成人的危险指数 (HI) 计算值分别为 1.55 和 0.18。这表明上述金属具有非致癌作用（HI > 1）。儿童和成人的总潜在致癌健康风险 (TCR) 值分别为 3.22 × 10 ^–5和 1.40 × 10 ^–5。非致癌风险水平表明儿童而非成人可能存在风险。