Heavy metals in mining and agricultural ecotone: vertical distribution, ecological risks, and health implications
Yongjiang Zhang, Yijiao Guo, Zhengbo Xu, Fanjing Kong, Xixi Li, Yuwen Chen, Shuo Duan · 2026
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Description
Yongjiang Zhang leads a 2026 study of heavy metals in soils where mining meets farmland in China's manganese triangle, near Xiushan in Chongqing. Metals there come from rock, industry, and farm inputs, yet how they stack up with depth was poorly known. The team compared paired soil profiles from mining and smelting ground.
Smelting soils were less acidic than mining soils. Antimony and cadmium stood out as the main pollutants, driving most of the ecological risk in each setting. For human health, swallowing soil particles drove cancer risk, while skin contact drove most non-cancer risk. Breathing in dust mattered little. The authors argue cleanup plans should match each metal's depth pattern.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yongjiang Zhang, Yijiao Guo, Zhengbo Xu, Fanjing Kong, Xixi Li, Yuwen Chen, Shuo Duan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48753 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |