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Correlation between magnetic susceptibility and heavy metals in urban topsoil: a case study from the city of Xuzhou, China
Authors:Xue Song WANG  Yong QIN
Affiliation:(1) Department of Chemical Engineering, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, 222005, China;(2) College of Mineral Resources and Geo-science, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221008, China
Abstract:Anthropogenic influence, mainly due to urban and industrial activities and traffic exhaust, may affect urban topsoil via atmospheric contamination and solid waste. Magnetic susceptibility measurements were conducted on 21 urban topsoil samples from the city of Xuzhou, China. High intensities of magnetic susceptibility were detected in the majority of the samples. SEM analysis shows that magnetic minerals are in the form of spherules and mainly due to anthropogenic inputs. The heavy metals Pb, Cu, Zn, Se, Sc, Mo, Fe, and Bi show strong correlations with magnetic susceptibility, and Ag, Ba, Cd, Ni, Cr, Sb, and Sn, on the other hand, show a weak correlation with magnetic susceptibility. Whereas, of these metals studied, only Hg has no significant correlation with the susceptibility. The Tomlinson pollution load index (PLI) also shows significant correlation with the susceptibility (χ). The present study shows that magnetic susceptibility is a fast, inexpensive, and non-destructive method for the detection and mapping of contaminated soils.
Keywords:Urban topsoil pollution  Heavy metals  Magnetic susceptibility  Xuzhou
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