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ArticleEnvironmental geochemistry and health2021

Geochemical fractionation and spectroscopic fingerprinting for evaluation of the environmental transformation of potentially toxic metal(oid)s in surface-subsurface soils.

Samina Irshad, Guijian Liu, Balal Yousaf, Muhammad Ubaid Ali, Rafay Ahmed, Abdul Rehman, Muhammad Saqib Rashid, Yusra Mahfooz

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Article in Environmental geochemistry and health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Samina IrshadCAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China.
Guijian LiuCAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China. lgj@ustc.edu.cn.
Balal YousafCAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China.
Muhammad Ubaid AliCAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China.
Rafay AhmedCAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China.
Abdul RehmanCAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China.
Muhammad Saqib RashidCAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China.
Yusra MahfoozSustainable Development Study Centre, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan.

Funding

Key Program for Science and Technology Development of Anhui Province 1804b06020358National Natural Science Foundation of China 41173032
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The contamination of soil by toxic metal(oid)s has emerged as a major concern worldwide, particularly in developing countries. A metals behavior in the soil environment is influenced by organic matter, mineral phases, and oxidation states in which a particular metal exists. However, the spectroscopic evidence of metal(oid)s interactions in soil with organic matter and mineral phases can induce an extensive understanding. The surface and sub-surface soils (0-50 cm) from four sites of upper Indus basin, Pakistan, were collected and analyzed by using FTIR (Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy), XRD (X-ray diffraction) and XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) in addition to ICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry) and geochemical fractionation. Geochemical fractionation of metal(oid)s indicated that As, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn were mostly found in the potentially bioavailable fractions. However, an increase in the residual fraction was observed from top to bottom. The absorption bands of FTIR spectra were divided into three spectral regions 700-400, 1700-800, and 3700-2800 cm

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Metals, HeavySoil PollutantsEnvironmental MonitoringSoilSpectrum AnalysisMetals, HeavySoilSoil PollutantsGeochemical fractionationMineralogyPotentially toxic metal(oid)sSoilSpectroscopic fingerprintingVertical distribution

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PMID33860414

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