Environmental monitoring of toxic metals in roadside soil and dust in Ulsan, South Korea: pollution evaluation and distr
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Environmental monitoring of toxic metals in roadside soil and dust in Ulsan, South Korea: pollution evaluation and distribution characteristics Ji-Hyun Kim & Jung-In Sohn & Seok-Young Oh
Received: 12 May 2020 / Accepted: 10 November 2020 # Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Abstract This study investigated toxic metal distribution in roadside soil and dust in the metropolitan city of Ulsan, South Korea, and the factors affecting distribution, using Korean waste-leaching tests, determination of total concentrations, sequential extraction, and statistical analysis. Composite grab samples were collected from high-traffic roads (7 sites), low-traffic roads (2 sites), and an uncontaminated control area (2 sites) in Ulsan. The pH of roadside soil and dust was slightly alkaline. The concentrations of copper, lead, and zinc in soil as determined by Korean waste-leaching tests decreased as soil depth increased, while those of arsenic, nickel, and chromium increased. Leaching concentrations in dust were lower than in soil, with the exception of copper. Total concentrations decreased as soil depth increased, and total concentrations of metals in dust were higher than in soil. The sampling sites that exceeded the regulation levels of soil contamination in South Korea were 7 points in topsoil, 3 points in middle soil, and 9 points in dust. TCLP tests showed that the concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, and lead in topsoil and dust at Duwang and Myeongchon intersections were higher than regulatory levels. The maximum correlation coefficient among two metals in soil and dust
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