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An Anaerobic Biosensor Assay for the Detection of Mercury and Cadmium
Published on: December 17, 2018
Mercury and cadmium contamination in traffic soil of Beijing, China
Qingyang Liu1, Yanju Liu, Meigen Zhang
1Beijing Center for Physical and Chemical Analysis, Beijing 100089, China.
Abstract:
The concentrations of mercury and cadmium in surface soil along the three ring road with high traffic density from Beijing, China, were investigated. The concentrations of cadmium and mercury in urban soils were in the range of 0.086-1.59 and 0.16-3.68 mg kg(-1), which exceeded the upper limits of potential toxic elements concentration for agricultural soils of China (PTE-MPC). The metal elements of cadmium and mercury showed similar spatial distribution and seasonal variations. Concentrations of cadmium and mercury in surface soil along the three ring road were significantly higher than previous reported values, which was attributed to the increased traffic density in Beijing. Results from this study demonstrated that the soil of the three ring road had endured severe cadmium and mercury pollution.
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