The provenance of selected heavy metals in soils near power plant of Hamedan: A pedological approach

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

• Sh. Nosratipoor ¹
• M. Nael ¹
• Mohsen Sheklabadi ²
• A.A. Sepahi Garo ¹

¹ Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan

² Bu-Ali Sina University

https://doi.org/10.22067/jsw.v0i0.27928

Abstract

To determine the origin of heavy metals, the effects of parent materials, soil genesis, and human activities on the content and distribution of selected metals in soils near Mofateh Martyr powerhouse, Hamedan, were assessed. Six types of parent materials including shale, schist, limestone, alluvial plain, alluvial terraces and fan deposits were identified and soil genesis were studied. Total content of Cd, Cu, Mn, Ni, Zn, Pb, Fe were determined in soil horizons and parent materials. Concentration of the metals in four different chemical phases, including acetic acid extractable, reducible, oxidizable and residual fractions, was determined with four-step sequential extraction procedure. Soil development is limited in the studied region so that the discrepancy between solum and parent material in terms of heavy metal content is not great in general. Calcareous soils and limestone have the lowest amount of copper, manganese, nickel, zinc, lead and iron. Independent of soil types and parent materials, most of the heavy metals, except Mn, were present in the residual fraction. The concentration of Mn in all profiles is highest in reducible fraction. Low degree of soil development and the prevalent presence of metals in residual fraction show the influential role of parent materials in controlling metal concentration and distribution; pedogenic processes have minor effects. The role of human activities is limited for most of the selected metals; however, the tangible presence of Pb and, in some cases, Cd in acetic acid extractable fraction, reflects the impact of human activities on the concentrations of these two metals.

Keywords

• Heavy metals
• parent materials
• chemical fractionation
• soil evolution
• Pollution
• Power Plant

20.1001.1.20084757.1393.28.3.16.6

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