| Traffic-related trace elements in soils along six highway segments on the Tibetan Plateau: Influence factors and spatial variation | |
| Wang, GX (Wang, Guanxing)1,2,3; Zeng, C (Zeng, Chen)1,2; Zhang, F (Zhang, Fan)1,2,4; Zhang, YL (Zhang, Yili)3,4,5; Scott, CA (Scott, Christopher A.)6; Yan, XD (Yan, Xuedong)7; Zhang, F | |
| Source Publication | SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
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| 2017 | |
| Volume | 581-582Issue:0Pages:811-821 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.018 |
| Abstract | The accumulation of traffic-related trace elements in soil as the result of anthropogenic activities raises serious concerns about environmental pollution and public health. Traffic is the main source of trace elements in roadside soil on the Tibetan Plateau, an area otherwise devoid of industrial emissions. Indeed, the rapid development of tourism and transportation in this region means it is becoming increasingly important to identify the accumulation levels, influence distance, spatial distribution, and other relevant factors influencing trace elements. In this study, 229 soil samples along six segments of the major transportation routes on the Tibetan Plateau (highways G214, S308, and G109), were collected for analysis of eight trace elements (Cr, Co, Ni, As, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb). The results of statistical analyses showed that of the eight trace elements in soils, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb were primarily derived from traffic. The relationship between the trace element accumulation levels and the distance from the roadside followed an exponential decline, with the exception of Segment 3, the only unpaved gravel road studied. In addition, the distance of influence from the roadside varied by trace element and segment, ranging from 16 m to 144 m. Background values for each segment were different because of soil heterogeneity, while a number of other potential influencing factors (including traffic volume, road surface material, roadside distance, land cover, terrain, and altitude) all had significant effects on trace-element concentrations. Overall, however,concentrations along most of the road segments investigated were at, or below, levels defined as low on the Nemero Synthesis index. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| Subject Area | 自然地理学 |
| WOS ID | WOS:000394635300079 |
| Language | 英语 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Keyword | HEAVY-METAL CONCENTRATIONS ROADSIDE SOILS RISK-ASSESSMENT CHINA URBAN CONTAMINATION EMISSIONS DUST LEAD IDENTIFICATION |
| WOS Research Area | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| WOS Subject | Environmental Sciences |
| Cooperation Status | 国际 |
| Subtype | Article |
| Citation statistics | |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.itpcas.ac.cn/handle/131C11/8325 |
| Collection | 图书馆 |
| Corresponding Author | Zhang, F |
| Affiliation | 1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Tibetan Plateau Res, Key Lab Tibetan Environm Changes & Land Surface P, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China. 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Tibetan Plateau Res, Key Lab Alpine Ecol & Biodivers, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China. 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China. 4.CAS Ctr Excellence Tibetan Plateau Earth Sci, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China. 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resource Res, Key Lab Land Surface Pattern & Simulat, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China. 6.Univ Arizona, Udall Ctr Studies Publ Policy, Sch Geog & Dev, Tucson, AZ 85719 USA. 7.Beijing Jiaotong Univ, MOE Key Lab Urban Transportat Complex Syst Theory, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China. |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Wang, GX ,Zeng, C ,Zhang, F ,et al. Traffic-related trace elements in soils along six highway segments on the Tibetan Plateau: Influence factors and spatial variation[J]. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,2017,581-582(0):811-821. |
| APA | Wang, GX .,Zeng, C .,Zhang, F .,Zhang, YL .,Scott, CA .,...&Zhang, F.(2017).Traffic-related trace elements in soils along six highway segments on the Tibetan Plateau: Influence factors and spatial variation.SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,581-582(0),811-821. |
| MLA | Wang, GX ,et al."Traffic-related trace elements in soils along six highway segments on the Tibetan Plateau: Influence factors and spatial variation".SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 581-582.0(2017):811-821. |
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