Meta-analysis of the Effects of Metal Mining on Soil Heavy Metal Concentrations in Southwest China

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作者：
Zhang J.-L. [1 ,2 ]
Qu M.-K. [2 ]
Chen J. [2 ]
Yang L.-F. [1 ]
Zhao Y.-C. [2 ]
Huang B. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Faculty of Resources and Environment Science, Hubei University, Wuhan
[2] Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing
来源：
Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science | 2021年 / 42卷 / 09期
关键词：
Effect size; Meta-analysis; Metal mining; Soil heavy metals; Southwest China;
D O I：
10.13227/j.hjkx.202012226
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摘要：
Metal mining is one of the main contributors of soil heavy metals. Previous studies examining the impact of metal mining on surrounding soil have mainly focused on one or a few metal mining areas. However, such studies cannot effectively inform the management of heavy metal pollution in soil at an inter-provincial scale. As part of this study, literature was collected on soil heavy metals (i.e., As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn) affected by metal mining in regions of Southwest China (i.e., Yunnan Province, Sichuan Province, Guizhou Province, Chongqing Municipality, and Tibet Autonomous Region); Next, the impact of metal mining on the soil concentrations of these metals was quantified through meta-analysis, and the relationships between the selected factors (i.e., different sub-regions, metal minerals, and land-use types) and soil heavy metal concentrations were explored. Finally, the literature data was tested for publication bias. The results showed that metal mining in Southwest China has significantly increased the concentrations of heavy metals in topsoil. The different metals were ranked according to their weight effect sizes (ES+) in the following order Cd> Pb> Hg> Zn> As> Cu> Ni> Cr. Metal mining in both Sichuan and Yunnan led to higher effect sizes of soil Cd (ES+Sichuan=4.16, ES+Yunnan=3.20) and Pb (ES+Sichuan=3.47, ES+Yunnan=2.54) than those of the other heavy metals, while metal mining in Guizhou led to a higher effect size of soil Hg (ES+=2.80). The effect size of metal mining on soil heavy metals was higher in cultivated soil (ES+=1.42) than in forested soil (ES+=0.50). The mining of lead-zinc and tin significantly increased the concentrations of soil Cd, Pb, and Zn, and the mining of copper significantly increased the concentrations of soil Cu, Cd, and Pb. Of the investigated soil heavy metals in Southwest China, Pb and Zn showed slight potential publication biases (P< 0.05). The above results can provide more effective information for the environmental protection of soil in metal mining areas of Southwest China. © 2021, Science Press. All right reserved.
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