Soil erosion is a pervasive global challenge and a significant ecological and environmental concern in China. Its occurrence frequently triggers ecological crises, including soil degradation and water contamination. It is of great scientific and practical significance to study the factors influencing the mechanism of soil erosion occurrence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBased on the grid distribution method, 1589 topsoil samples were collected from farmland on the south side of Dongting Lake from April to August 2020. The content, potential ecological risk, spatial distribution characteristics, and source analysis of heavy metals in the soil were studied. The concentrations and pH of As, Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, Ni, Cr, and Hg in the soil were determined using ICP-MS, ICP-OES, HG-AFS, and ISE methods.
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