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Determining Arsenic Distribution in Urban Soils: A Comparison with Nonurban Soils

There are many challenges in the determination of arsenic background concentrations in soils. However, these challenges are magnified when those determinations are carried out on urban soils. Irrespective of this, it is important to correctly identify and understand the extent of pollution in order...

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Autores principales: Chirenje, Tait, Ma, L.Q., Zillioux, E.J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: TheScientificWorldJOURNAL 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6009479/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12805926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2002.187
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description There are many challenges in the determination of arsenic background concentrations in soils. However, these challenges are magnified when those determinations are carried out on urban soils. Irrespective of this, it is important to correctly identify and understand the extent of pollution in order to provide efficient preventative, remedial actions and cost-effective management of contaminated areas. This review paper discusses the factors that make the determination of arsenic background concentrations in urban areas different from similar determinations in nonurban areas. It also proposes solutions, where applicable, that are based on experience in determining arsenic background concentrations in both urban and nonurban areas in Florida, and from other studies in the literature. Urban soils are considerably different from nonurban areas because they have significant human disturbance, making them more difficult to study. They are characterized by high spatial and temporal variability, compaction, and modified chemical and physical characteristics. These differences have to be addressed during site selection, sample collection, and statistical analyses when determining arsenic distribution.
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spelling pubmed-60094792018-07-04 Determining Arsenic Distribution in Urban Soils: A Comparison with Nonurban Soils Chirenje, Tait Ma, L.Q. Zillioux, E.J. ScientificWorldJournal Mini-Review Article There are many challenges in the determination of arsenic background concentrations in soils. However, these challenges are magnified when those determinations are carried out on urban soils. Irrespective of this, it is important to correctly identify and understand the extent of pollution in order to provide efficient preventative, remedial actions and cost-effective management of contaminated areas. This review paper discusses the factors that make the determination of arsenic background concentrations in urban areas different from similar determinations in nonurban areas. It also proposes solutions, where applicable, that are based on experience in determining arsenic background concentrations in both urban and nonurban areas in Florida, and from other studies in the literature. Urban soils are considerably different from nonurban areas because they have significant human disturbance, making them more difficult to study. They are characterized by high spatial and temporal variability, compaction, and modified chemical and physical characteristics. These differences have to be addressed during site selection, sample collection, and statistical analyses when determining arsenic distribution. TheScientificWorldJOURNAL 2002-05-22 /pmc/articles/PMC6009479/ /pubmed/12805926 http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2002.187 Text en Copyright © 2002 Tait Chirenje et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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