HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2022, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (13): 41-46.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2022.13.008

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Chemical fractionation characteristic and risk assessment of Zn, As and Pb in sewage irrigation soils in Jinan city

WANG Guo-qing1, WANG Shui-xin2, ZHU Hui-fang3, YAN Zhuo-hui4   

  1. 1. Zhejiang Yilong Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd, Hangzhou 311202, China;
    2. Zhejiang Haoyue Water Science and Technology Co. Ltd, Hangzhou 311121, China;
    3. Hangzhou Institute of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou 310014, China;
    4. Department of Environmental Science and Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China
  • Received:2021-03-19 Online:2022-07-10 Published:2022-08-10

Abstract: Sewage, as an alternative water resource, was widely used in farmland irrigation in water-deficient areas in China. Because of long-term sewage irrigation, the heavy metals in sewage were accumulated in soil, which seriously threatened the safety of agricultural products and the regional ecological environment. To explore the pollution and distribution characteristics of typical heavy metals in sewage irrigated soil in Jinan, this study collected the soils from sewage irrigation areas in Jinan. The chemical fractionation of Zn, As and Pb was analyzed by using the improved BCR sequential extraction procedure, and the contamination status and ecological risk of Zn, As and Pb in the sewage irrigated soil was evaluated by utilizing the geo-accumulation index (Igeo). Nemerow index and potential risk assessment methods. The results showed that the average contents of Zn, As and Pb in sewage irrigated soil were up to 55.2, 12.3 and 13.9 mg/kg, respectively, which were higher than the background value. In terms of chemical fractionation, Zn, As and Pb were mainly in the form of residue fraction (F4), with an average proportion of 51.4%, 65.4% and 55.4%, respectively. The Igeo showed that three heavy metal elements remained pollution-free. The potential ecological risk of the sewage irrigated soil was in the following order As > Pb > Zn. The RI value of the comprehensive potential ecological risk index ranged from 3.3 to 66.2, with an average value of 24.4, which indicated that the sewage irrigated soil was at the level of medium risk. Arsenic was the main pollution source, with a contribution of 58.4% to the comprehensive potential risk index.

Key words: sewage irrigation, soil, heavy metal, chemical fractionation, risk assessment, Jinan city

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