Pedosphere 23(3): 298--304, 2013
ISSN 1002-0160/CN 32-1315/P
©2013 Soil Science Society of China
Published by Elsevier B.V. and Science Press
| Heavy metal contamination in soil and soybean near the Dabaoshan Mine, South China |
ZHUANG Ping, LI Zhi-An , ZOU Bi, XIA Han-Ping and WANG Gang |
| South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510560 (China) |
| ABSTRACT |
| Concentrations of Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Cr and Ni in soybean (Glycine max L.) grown near the Dabaoshan Mine were investigated, and their potential risk to the health of inhabitants was estimated. In the Fandong (FD) and Zhongxin (ZX) villages, which are near the Dabaoshan mineral deposit, concentrations of Pb (0.34 mg kg-1 for FD), Cd (0.23 mg kg-1 for ZX) and Cr (1.14 and 1.75 mg kg-1 for FD and ZX, respectively) in the seeds of soybean exceeded the tolerance limit set by Chinese standards. The estimated daily intakes (EDIs) from consumption of soybean seeds for FD inhabitants were 0.570, 0.170, 38.550, 142.400, 1.910 and 14.530 μg d-1 kg-1 boby weight for Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Cr and Ni, respectively. Our results indicate that soybeans grown in the vicinity of the Dabaoshan Mine accumulate some metals, and the seeds pose a potential health risk to the local inhabitants. |
| Key Words: accumulation, cadmium, estimated daily intake, health risks, target hazard quotient |
| Citation: Zhuang, P., Li, Z. A., Zou, B., Xia, H. P. and Wang, G. 2013. Heavy metal contamination in soil and soybean near the Dabaoshan Mine, South China. Pedosphere. 23(3): 298-304. |
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