Publication detail

Human health and ecological risk assessment of trace elements in urban soils of 101 cities in China: A meta-analysis

PECINA, V. BRTNICKÝ, M. BALTAZÁR, T. JUŘIČKA, D. KYNICKÝ, J. VAŠINOVÁ GALIOVÁ, M.

Original Title

Human health and ecological risk assessment of trace elements in urban soils of 101 cities in China: A meta-analysis

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Urban soils pollution by trace elements arouses the growing interest in China. The aim of this study was to assess urban soil pollution by As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn in China and the possible impacts on urban inhabitants and urban green spaces (UGS). Data from more than 17,000 samples were applied to characterize the status of 101 cities. The pollution assessment proved that 11% of the cities are heavily polluted. According to the Hazard Index, the value of risk for the infant population in 15 cities exceed the standardly accepted tolerable levels. The carcinogenic risk assessment demonstrated the potential threat in the cities with the total population approximately 20,566,900. Cr and As were detected to be the most hazardous elements. UGS may be seriously threatened by trace elements toxicity in 38 cities. Cd was found to be the riskiest element for UGS. Ecosystem services of UGS can be significantly disrupted under the current situation in China and their status is expected to deteriorate in the future. For this reason, it is essential to alter the policy of the urbanization process and develop functional concepts of urban green infrastructures adapted to the high level of contamination which shall improve human well-being in China. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords

China; Health risk; Pollution; Urban green spaces; Urban soil; Heavy metals

Authors

PECINA, V.; BRTNICKÝ, M.; BALTAZÁR, T.; JUŘIČKA, D.; KYNICKÝ, J.; VAŠINOVÁ GALIOVÁ, M.

Released

31. 3. 2021

Publisher

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

Location

OXFORD

ISBN

0045-6535

Periodical

CHEMOSPHERE

Year of study

267

Number

129215

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

1

Pages to

12

Pages count

12

URL

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129215

BibTex

@article{BUT169988,
  author="Václav {Pecina} and Martin {Brtnický} and Tivadar {Baltazár} and David {Juřička} and Jindřich {Kynický} and Michaela {Vašinová Galiová}",
  title="Human health and ecological risk assessment of trace elements in urban soils of 101 cities in China: A meta-analysis",
  journal="CHEMOSPHERE",
  year="2021",
  volume="267",
  number="129215",
  pages="1--12",
  doi="10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129215",
  issn="0045-6535",
  url="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129215"
}