[Analysis of Pollution Characteristics and Primary, Secondary Contributions of Firework Burnings in Qingdao During the Spring Festival].

Atmospheric pollution frequently occurs in northern China during winter heating period, wherein nitrate became the dominant driver for PM accumulations. However, sulfate accumulation was found to be significantly higher than that of nitrate during firework burning events and exhibited different pollution characteristics. Online data available from February 2, 2019 to February 10, 2019, including observation data measured from AIM-IC in suburban Qingdao and meteorological data from national automatic monitoring station, were analyzed.

[Heavy metal concentrations and pollution assessment of edible crops grown on restored manganese mine lands in Guangxi, South China].

A survey on the crops grown on the restored manganese mine lands in Pingle and Lipu of Guangxi was conducted, and the heavy metal concentrations in the edible parts of the crops were analyzed. The results showed that the heavy metal concentrations in the crops were 1.18-20.