A lifelong journey of lead in soil profiles at an abandoned e-waste recycling site: Past, present, and future

被引:4
作者
Li, Yiren [1 ]
Liu, Yanni [1 ]
Liu, Jian [1 ]
Gustave, Williamson [2 ]
Zeng, Lingzao [1 ]
Xu, Jianming [1 ]
Liu, Xingmei [1 ]
机构
[1] Zhejiang Univ, Coll Environm & Resource Sci, Zhejiang Prov Key Lab Agr Resources & Environm, Hangzhou 310058, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Bahamas, Sch Chem Environm & Life Sci, Nassau, Bahamas
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Heavy metal; E; -waste; Soil profile; Migration; Pb isotopes; Prediction; HEAVY-METALS; PB ISOTOPE; SEDIMENTS; MOBILITY; ZN; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTAMINATION; MIGRATION; TRANSPORT; TRACERS;
D O I
10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121097
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Heavy metal pollutants resulting from human activities consistently move from the topsoil to the subsoil profiles under the influence of rainfall leaching. This study intends to predict the long-term transport of heavy metals at an abandoned e-waste recycling site with respect to historical pollution activities, land use, and metal pollutant dynamics. Our results showed that the site was seriously contaminated with heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn) in the soil profiles. More specifically, Cu and Zn accumulated primarily in the upper layers of the soil profile owing to their weak mobility, while significant migration of Cd and Pb was observed in the deeper soil layers. Furthermore, to clarify the fate of Pb in soil profiles, Pb isotopes and the Hydrus model were used to trace the sources of Pb contamination and predict its long-term distribution. The Pb isotope results suggest that past ewaste recycling activities significantly contributed to the heavy metal concentration in the soil profiles; however, other anthropogenic sources such as vehicle exhaust had smaller impacts. Moreover, our model findings predicted that within the next 30 years, 60% of Pb contaminants will be concentrated in the surface soil. Together these results provide a theoretical foundation and scientific basis for evaluating, controlling, and remediating abandoned e-waste recycling sites.
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