Investigation of heavy metal concentrations on urban soils, dust and vegetables nearby a former smelter site in Mortagne du Nord, Northern France

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Douay ◽  
Hélène Roussel ◽  
Hervé Fourrier ◽  
Christophe Heyman ◽  
Gaëlle Chateau
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Urban Soils ◽  
Metal Concentrations ◽  
Heavy Metal Concentrations ◽  
Northern France

scholarly journals Estimating airborne heavy metal concentrations in Dunkerque (northern France)

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Germán Santos ◽  
Ignacio Fernández-Olmo ◽  
Ángel Irabien ◽  
Frédéric Ledoux ◽  
Dominique Courcot
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Concentrations ◽  
Heavy Metal Concentrations ◽  
Northern France

Spatial distribution of heavy metal concentrations in peri-urban soils in eastern China

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 1615-1627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoujuan Li ◽  
Lei Yang ◽  
Liding Chen ◽  
Fangkai Zhao ◽  
Long Sun
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Urban Soils ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Metal Concentrations ◽  
Heavy Metal Concentrations

scholarly journals Ecosystem (Dis)benefits Arising from Formal and Informal Land-Use in Manchester (UK); a Case Study of Urban Soil Characteristics Associated with Local Green Space Management

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 552
Author(s):  
Matthew Dennis ◽  
Luke Beesley ◽  
Michael Hardman ◽  
Philip James
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Carbon Storage ◽  
Urban Soils ◽  
Green Space ◽  
User Participation ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Metal Concentrations ◽  
Space Management ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Heavy Metal Concentrations

Urban soils are subject to anthropogenic influences and, reciprocally, provide benefits and disbenefits to human wellbeing; for example carbon storage, nutrient cycling and the regulation trace element and contaminant mobility. Collective stewardship of urban green commons provides contemporary examples of the diversity of uses and management of green space in cities and represents a growing movement in user participation in, and awareness of, the importance of urban ecological health. Exploring the range of social-ecological benefits exemplified in the urban environment has generally focused on above-ground processes, with few studies examining the potential for (dis)benefits arising from edaphic characteristics of collectively-managed spaces. An investigation into the influence of formal and informal green space management on carbon fluxes and heavy metal concentrations in urban soils was carried out in Manchester (UK) finding that carbon storage in soils of collectively managed urban green commons (7.15 ± 1.42 kg C m−2) was significantly greater than at formally managed sites (for example city parks: 5.08 ± 0.69 kg C m−2), though the latter exhibited reduced losses through CO2 emission. Variation in heavy metal concentrations and mobility were likewise observed, exemplified by the acidification of surface soils by leaf litter at orchard sites, and the resultant increase in the mobility of lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn). The results of this study indicate the importance of small-scale contemporary urban green space management on selected ecosystem services provided by the limited soil resource of cities. Thus, a greater consideration of the effects of horticultural and amenity activities with regards to soil quality/functionality is required to ensure available urban green commons retain or increase their ecological quality over time.

Heavy metal concentrations in roadside soils of Lithuania's highways

Geologija ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audronė Jankaitė ◽  
Pranas Baltrėnas ◽  
Agnė Kazlauskienė
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Roadside Soils ◽  
Metal Concentrations ◽  
Heavy Metal Concentrations

scholarly journals Lead smelting alters wheat flour heavy metal concentrations and health risks

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liping Li ◽  
Yuqing Zhang ◽  
James A. Ippolito ◽  
Weiqin Xing ◽  
Chen Tu
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Wheat Flour ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Metal Concentrations ◽  
Heavy Metal Concentrations ◽  
Lead Smelting
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