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Distribution and Assessment of Cr, Pb, Ni and Cd in Topsoil of the Modern Yellow River Delta, China

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Modern Yellow River Delta (MYRD) is a typical petrochemical and agricultural industrial area of China. To effectively assess the current status of the four heavy metals (Cr, Pb, Ni and Cd) of topsoil residues, soil samples (0 ~ 20 cm) (n = 104) in the MYRD were collected and analyzed. The results showed that the contents of the four heavy metals were all below or equal to the level 1 background content as specified in the National Environmental Quality Standard for Soils, while the content of Cd and Pb were 1.68 and 1.41 times higher than the background value of soil in Shandong province, respectively. The difference of four heavy metal contents between different kinds of land types existed. Geoaccumulation index and potential ecological risk index methods were used to evaluate the risk of the four heavy metal pollution in the MYRD. The results showed that there was a light or moderate pollution of heavy metals Cd and Pb, which were a strong ecological hazard. Therefore, it is necessary to enhance the monitoring and controlling of heavy metal Cd and Pb pollution in the MYRD.

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFC0505904), the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2020MD005, ZR2019PD008), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41971119, 41871089, 41877353).

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This study was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFC0505904), the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2020MD005, ZR2019PD008), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41971119, 41871089, 41877353).

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  1. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental Science for Yellow River Delta, Binzhou University, NO. 391, 5th Yellow River Road, Binzhou City, 256603, Shandong Province, China

    Hongjun Yang, Jingkuan Sun, Jiangbao Xia, Zhanyong Fu, Tian Li, Pengshuai Shao, Kaikai Dong, Jinzhao Ma & Lu Feng

  2. School of Environment and Planning, Liaocheng University, No. 1 Hunan Road, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, China

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HJ, JK, and JB contributed to the conception of the study; HJ and ZY performed the experiment; SC and TL contributed significantly to analysis and manuscript preparation; HJ and PS performed the data analyses and wrote the manuscript; KK and JZ helped perform the analysis with constructive discussions; LF rewrote the conclusions section and improved the language of manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Yang, H., Sun, J., Xia, J. et al. Distribution and Assessment of Cr, Pb, Ni and Cd in Topsoil of the Modern Yellow River Delta, China. Wetlands 41, 26 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-021-01432-7

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