Exploring Heavy Metals Exposure in Urban Green Zones of Thessaloniki (Northern Greece): Risks to Soil and People's Health.

Ioannis Papadopoulos, Evangelia E Golia, Ourania-Despoina Kantzou, Sotiria G Papadimou, Anna Bourliva

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Article in Toxics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ioannis PapadopoulosSoil Science Laboratory, School of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Evangelia E GoliaSoil Science Laboratory, School of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-1932-3881

Ourania-Despoina KantzouSoil Science Laboratory, School of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Sotiria G PapadimouSoil Science Laboratory, School of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Anna BourlivaSoil Science Laboratory, School of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4723-4149

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Abstract

This study investigates the heavy metal contamination in urban and peri-urban soils of Thessaloniki, Greece, over a two-year period (2023-2024). A total of 208 composite soil samples were systematically collected from 52 sites representing diverse land uses, including high-traffic roadsides, industrial zones, residential neighborhoods, parks, and mixed-use areas, with sampling conducted both after the wet (winter) and dry (summer) seasons. Soil physicochemical properties (pH, electrical conductivity, texture, organic matter, and calcium carbonate content) were analyzed alongside the concentrations of heavy metals such as Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn. A pollution assessment employed the Geoaccumulation Index (I

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contamination indiceshealth riskheavy metalssource apportionmenturban soils

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PMID40863908

DOI10.3390/toxics13080632

PMCPMC12390073

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