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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Soil Science
  • Geochemistry

Background:

  • Urbanization and industrialization in China significantly impact soil copper (Cu) content.
  • Accurate spatial distribution and estimation of soil Cu are crucial for assessing contamination.
  • Traditional methods like Kriging may struggle with data exhibiting weak spatial dependence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of the Classification and Regression Tree (CART) method for simulating soil Cu content.
  • To compare CART's performance against the ordinary Kriging method in estimating soil Cu.
  • To gain insights into the primary sources contributing to soil Cu accumulation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Classification and Regression Tree (CART) method to simulate soil Cu concentration based on environmental variables.
  • Compared the accuracy of CART with the ordinary Kriging method for soil Cu estimation.
  • Analyzed the relationship between environmental factors and soil Cu concentration classes.

Main Results:

  • CART achieved an 80.5% accuracy in attributing soil samples to the correct Cu concentration classes.
  • CART demonstrated a 29.3% improvement in accuracy compared to the ordinary Kriging method.
  • Identified specific environmental variables, including terrain characteristics, land uses (industrial and agricultural), and soil properties, influencing Cu levels.

Conclusions:

  • CART is a robust and data-flexible method for simulating soil Cu content, especially when spatial dependence is weak.
  • The study highlights the significant role of industrial and agricultural land uses in driving high soil Cu concentrations.
  • Terrain and soil properties were found to be key factors influencing low soil Cu accumulation.