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Journal Article
Differentiating anthropogenic effects from natural metal(loid) levels in residential soil near a zinc smelter in South Korea
2024
Overview
Metal(loid)s pose a significant hazard due to inherent toxicity. Individuals are particularly exposed to metal(loid)s in soil through direct or indirect contact. Identifying metal(loid) sources in soil is required for exposure mitigation to anthropogenic metal(loid)s, while metal(loid)s are natural constitutes of soil. Metal(loid) concentrations and Pb isotopes were determined in residential soil profiles impacted by a Zn smelter to distinguish the anthropogenic effect from natural levels. One hundred sixty-nine core soil samples were collected from depths down to 5.5 m below ground level at 19 sites and were divided into Zn-Cd-As- and As-contaminated groups based on the worrisome level (WL) of soil contamination. The Zn-Cd-As-contaminated group (
n
= 62) was observed at depths < 1 m, showed high Zn levels (mean of 1168 mg/kg) and Cd and As frequently exceeding WLs, and had low
206
Pb/
207
Pb ratios close to the Zn smelter. In contrast, the As-contaminated group (
n
= 96) was observed at depths > 1 m, did not have other metals exceeding WLs, and showed a wide range of
206
Pb/
207
Pb ratios far away from the Zn smelter. The results indicated that the pollution sources of Zn-Cd-As- and As-contaminated soils were fugitive dust emissions from smelter stacks and geology, respectively. The metal(loid)s in host rock set geochemical baselines in soil profiles, while smelting activities affected the upper layers over 50 years. This study demonstrated the effectiveness of utilizing the vertical distribution of metal(loid) concentrations and Pb isotopes in soil profiles for distinguishing between anthropogenic and geogenic origins, in combination with baseline assessment.
