Heavy metal contamination of soil and water in the vicinity of an abandoned e-waste recycling site: Implications for dissemination of heavy metals

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 506-507, Issue , 2015, Pages 217-225

  Wu, Qihang ^a,b   Leung, Jonathan Y S ^c   Geng, Xinhua ^a   Chen, Shejun ^d   Huang, Xuexia ^a   Li, Haiyan ^a   Huang, Zhuying ^a   Zhu, Libin ^a   Chen, Jiahao ^a   Lu, Yayin ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Abandoned site; E waste; Ecological risk; Heavy metal; Soil; Water

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISASTER PREVENTION; ECOLOGY; ELECTRONIC WASTE; HEAVY METALS; LAKES; LAND RECLAMATION; RECYCLING; REMEDIATION; SOILS; WASTES; WATER; WATER RECYCLING;

ABANDONED SITE; CHINESE GOVERNMENT; CONTAMINATED SOILS; ECOLOGICAL RISKS; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; HEAVY METALS IN SOIL;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; ORGANIC MATTER; ZINC; HEAVY METAL; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ABANDONED LAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE; WATER POLLUTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOLOGY; LEACHING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POND; PRESSURE GRADIENT; RECYCLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WORKSHOP; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLLUTION; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHINA;

CHINA; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; METALS, HEAVY; RECYCLING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84911402079     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.121     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Alloway B.J. Heavy Metals in Soils 2013, Springer, Netherlands.
2. Barieri P., Adami G., Favretto A., Reisenhofer E. A chemometric survey of three sites in Muggia Bay (Northern Adriatic Sea): meteorological effects on heavy metal patterns in surface coastal waters. Fresenius J Anal Chem 1998, 361:349-352.
3. Bi X.Y., Feng X.B., Yang Y.G., Li X.D., Shin G.P.Y., Li F.L., et al. Allocation and source attribution of lead and cadmium in maize (Zea mays L.) impacted by smelting emissions. Environ Pollut 2009, 157:834-839.
4. Bi X., Simoneit B.R.T., Wang Z., Wang X., Sheng G., Fu J. The major components of particles emitted during recycling of waste printed circuit boards in a typical e-waste workshop of South China. Atmos Environ 2010, 44:4440-4445.
5. Bolan N., Kunhikrishnan A., Thangarajan R., Kumpiene J., Park J., Makino T., et al. Remediation of heavy metal(loid)s contaminated soils-to mobilize or to immobilize?. J Hazard Mater 2014, 266:141-166.
6. Covelo E.F., Vega F.A., Andrade M.L. Simultaneous sorption and desorption of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn in acid soils. I. Selectivity sequences. J Hazard Mater 2007, 147:852-861.
7. Covelo E.F., Vega F.A., Andrade M.L. Simultaneous sorption and desorption of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn in acid soils. II. Soil ranking and influence of soil characteristics. J Hazard Mater 2007, 147:862-870.
8. Deng H.G., Gu T.F., Li M.H., Deng X. Comprehensive assessment model on heavy metal pollution in soil. Int J Electrochem Sci 2012, 7:5286-5296.
9. Fu J., Zhou Q., Liu J., Liu W., Wang T., Zhang Q., et al. High levels of heavy metals in rice (Oryza sativa L.) from a typical E-waste recycling area in southeast China and its potential risk to human health. Chemosphere 2008, 71:1269-1275.
10. Gimeno-Garcìa E., Andrei V., Boluda R. Heavy metals incidence in the application of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides to rice farming soils. Environ Pollut 1996, 92:19-25.
11. Gullett B.K., Linak W.P., Touati A., Wasson S.J., Gatica S., King C.J. Characterization of air emissions and residual ash from open burning of electronic wastes during simulated rudimentary recycling operations. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 2007, 9:69-79.
12. Hakanson L. An ecological risk index for aquatic pollution control: a sedimentological approach. Water Res 1980, 14:975-1001.
13. He M., Wang Z., Tang H. The chemical, toxicological and ecological studies in assessing the heavy metal pollution in Le An River, China. Water Res 1998, 32:510-518.
14. Hicks C., Dietmar R., Eugster M. The recycling and disposal of electrical and electronic waste in China-legislative and market responses. Environ Impact Assess Rev 2005, 25:459-471.
15. Ho H.H., Swennen R., Cappuyns V., Vassilieva E., Van Gerven T., Van Tran T. Potential release of selected trace elements (As, Cd, Cu, Mn, Pb and Zn) from sediments in Cam River-mouth (Vietnam) under influence of pH and oxidation. Sci Total Environ 2012, 435-436:487-498.
16. Kashem M.A., Singh B.R., Kawai S. Mobility and distribution of cadmium, nickel and zinc in contaminated soil profiles from Bangladesh. Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst 2007, 77:187-198.
17. Leung A., Cai Z., Wong M. Environmental contamination from electronic waste recycling at Guiyu, southeast China. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 2006, 8:21-33.
18. Leung A.O.W., Duzgoren-Aydin N.S., Cheung K.C., Wong M.H. Heavy metals concentrations of surface dust from e-waste recycling and its human health implications in southeast China. Environ Sci Technol 2008, 42:2674-2680.
19. Li J., Duan H., Shi P. Heavy metal contamination of surface soil in electronic waste dismantling area: site investigation and source-apportionment analysis. Waste Manag Res 2011, 29:727-738.
20. Liu W., Zhou Q., Zhang Z., Hua T., Cai Z. Evaluation of cadmium phytoremediation potential in Chinese cabbage cultivars. J Agric Food Chem 2011, 59:8324-8330.
21. Liu M., Bo Huang, Bi X., Ren Z., Sheng G., Fu J. Heavy metals and organic compounds contamination in soil from an e-waste region in South China. Environ Sci Process Impacts 2013, 15:919-929.
22. Lopez B.N., Man Y.B., Zhao Y.G., Zheng J.S., Leung A.O.W., Yao J., et al. Major pollutants in soils of abandoned agricultural land contaminated by e-waste activities in Hong Kong. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2011, 61:101-114.
23. Lu C., Zhang L., Zhong Y., Ren W., Tobias M., Mu Z., et al. An overview of e-waste management in China. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 2014, 10.1007/s10163-014-0256-8.
24. Lugon-Moulina L., Ryanb L., Doninia P., Rossia L. Cadmium content of phosphate fertilizers used for tobacco production. Agron Sustain Dev 2006, 26:151-155.
25. Luo C., Liu C., Wang Y., Liu X., Li F., Zhang G., et al. Heavy metal contamination in soils and vegetables near an e-waste processing site, south China. J Hazard Mater 2011, 186:481-490.
26. Ni H.G., Zeng E.Y. Law enforcement and global collaboration are the keys to containing e-waste tsunami in China. Environ Sci Technol 2009, 43:3991-3994.
27. Pradhan J.K., Kumar S. Informal e-waste recycling: environmental risk assessment of heavy metal contamination in Mandoli industrial area, Delhi, India. Environ Sci Pollut Res 2014, 21:7913-7928.
28. Rahman S.H., Khanam D., Adyel T.M., Islam M.S., Ahsan M.A., Akbor M.A. Assessment of heavy metal contamination of agricultural soil around Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ), Bangladesh: implication of seasonal variation and indices. Appl Sci 2012, 2:584-601.
29. Robinson B.H. E-waste: an assessment of global production and environmental impacts. Sci Total Environ 2009, 408:183-191.
30. Rosenthal Y., Lam P., Boyle E.A., Thomson J. Authigenic cadmium enrichments in suboxic sediments: precipitation and postdepositional mobility. Earth Planet Sci Lett 1995, 132:99-111.
31. Schmidt C.W. E-junk explosion. Environ Health Perspect 2002, 110:A188-A194.
32. Schwarzer S., De Bono A., Giuliani G., Kluser S., Peduzzi P. E-waste, the Hidden Side of IT Equipment's Manufacturing and Use 2005, United Nations Environment Programme, [Available: http://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:23132].
33. Singh A., Sharma R.K., Agrawal M., Marshall F.M. Health risk assessment of heavy metals via dietary intake of foodstuffs from the wastewater irrigated site of a dry tropical area of India. Food Chem Toxicol 2010, 48:611-619.
34. Tang X., Shen C., Shi D., Cheema S.A., Khan M.I., Zhang C., et al. Heavy metal and persistent organic compound contamination in soil from Wenling: an emerging e-waste recycling city in Taizhou area, China. J Hazard Mater 2010, 173:653-660.
35. Widmer R., Oswald-Krapf H., Sinha-Khetriwal D., Schnellmann M., Böni H. Global perspectives on e-waste. Environ Impact Assess Rev 2005, 25:436-458.
36. Williams C.H., David D.J. The accumulation in soil of cadmium residues from phosphate fertilizers and their effects on the cadmium content of plants. Soil Sci 1974, 121:86-93.
37. Wong C.S.C., Duzgoren-Aydin N.S., Aydin A., Wong M.H. Evidence of excessive releases of metals from primitive e-waste processing in Guiyu, China. Environ Pollut 2007, 148:62-72.
38. Wu C., Luo Y., Deng S., Teng Y., Song J. Spatial characteristics of cadmium in topsoils in a typical e-waste recycling area in southeast China and its potential threat to shallow groundwater. Sci Total Environ 2014, 472:556-561.
39. Wuana R.A., Okieimen F.E. Heavy metals in contaminated soils: a review of sources, chemistry, risks and best available strategies for remediation. ISRN Ecol 2011, 2011. [Article ID 402647, 20 pp.].
40. Xiong Z.T., Wang H. Copper toxicity and bioaccumulation in Chinese cabbage (Brassica pekinensis Rupr.). Environ Toxicol 2005, 20:188-194.
41. Yang W.H. Regulating electrical and electronic wastes in China. Rev Eur Community Int Environ Law 2008, 17:337-346.
42. Zhang J.H., Min H. Eco-toxicity and metal contamination of paddy soil in an e-wastes recycling area. J Hazard Mater 2009, 165:744-750.
43. Zhang Q., Ye J., Chen J., Xu H., Wang C., Zhao M. Risk assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls and heavy metals in soils of an abandoned e-waste site in China. Environ Pollut 2014, 185:258-265.
44. Zheng J., Chen K.H., Yan X., Chen S.J., Hu G.C., Peng X.W., et al. Heavy metals in food, house dust, and water from an e-waste recycling area in South China and the potential risk to human health. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2013, 96:205-212.