Pedosphere 14(2): 151--158, 2004
ISSN 1002-0160/CN 32-1315/P
©2004 Soil Science Society of China
Published by Elsevier B.V. and Science Press
| Impact of urbanization on Shanghai’s soil environmental quality |
HU Xue-Feng , WU He-Xin, HU Xing, FANG Sheng-Qiong and WU Chen-Juan |
| Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072 (China). E-mail: xfhu@mail.shu.edu.cn |
| ABSTRACT |
| Heavy metal contents in the soils in the Baoshan District of Shanghai were monitored to evaluate the risk of soil environmental quality degradation due to rapid urbanization and to reveal the ways of heavy metal accumulation in soil during rapid urban sprawl. It was found that the soils in this district were commonly contaminated by Pb, Zn and Cd. Evaluated with a geo-accumulation index (Igeo), the rate of Pb contamination in soils was 100% with 59% of these graded as moderate-severe or severe; Zn contamination reached 59% with 6% graded as moderate-severe or severe; and Cd contamination was over 50%, with one site graded as moderate-severe and another severe-extremely severe. Metal contamination of soils around the Shanghai metropolis was mainly attributed to trame, industrial production, wastewater irrigation and improper disposal of solid wastes. Because of continuing urbanization, the cultivated land around the metropolis should be comprehensively planned and carefully managed. Also the soil environmental quality of vegetable production bases in this area should be monitored regularly, with vegetables to be grown selected according to the degrees and types of soil contamination. |
| Key Words: contamination, heavy metals, soil environmental quality, urbanization |
| Citation: Hu, X. F., Wu, H. X., Hu, X., Fang, S. Q. and Wu, C. J. 2004. Impact of urbanization on Shanghai’s soil environmental quality. Pedosphere. 14(2): 151-158. |
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