نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 گروه محیطزیست، واحد همدان، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، همدان، ایران.
2 ﮔﺮوه ﻣﺤﻴﻂزﻳﺴﺖ، واﺣﺪ ﻫﻤﺪان، داﻧﺸﮕﺎه آزاد اﺳﻼﻣﻲ، ﻫﻤﺪان، ایران.
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نویسندگان [English]
Contamination of urban soil with toxic pollutants as an important obstacle for sustainable development is a challenge and common environmental and health concern of urban ecosystems all over the world. Therefore, this study was performed to evaluating the concentrations, spatial variations, pollution and toxicity of As, Cd, Cu, Ni, and Pb in surface soil of Hamedan Megacity in 2023. In so doing, a total of 108 urban surface soil samples (0-20 cm) were collected from 12 sampling sites with different land uses including industrial, commercial, and residential (4 sites of each land uses). After preparation and acid digestion of samples in the lab, tested element concentrations were determined using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Also, contamination factor (CF), pollution load index (PLI), the mean effect range median quotient (mERM-Q) and the mean probable effect level quotient (mPEL–Q) indices were calculated. The results of the spatial variation of the element contents showed that the impact of human activities, especially industrial origin and traffic. The results of calculating the CF represented that the contamination of As, Cd, Cu, Ni and Pb were "low" to "high". Also, the mean values of IPI with 1.00 displayed "moderate" contamination conditions in the study area. Besides, the mean values of mERM-Q and mPEL-Q of As, Cd, Cu, Ni and Pb indicated that the elemental probability toxicity of soil samples was 21% and in the "moderate toxicity" category. Based on the results, it can be acknowledged that industrial and traffic activities as the main and primary origin of these elements had significantly contributed to their pollution in soil of Hamedan city. In conclusion, regular monitoring the content of PTEs and ecological and health risk assessment of contaminated urban surface soil with PTEs are recommended in order to maintain the health of the environment and citizens.
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