INVESTIGATION OF SOIL QUALITY NEAR FULING INDUSTRIAL PARK, CHONGQING (CHINA)

摘要

In this study, we investigated the quality of soils near the Fuling Industrial Park, Chongqing, Southwestern China. We collected samples from six points near to determine the level of soil pollu- tion in the area, which would promote pollution control and environment management The physical and chemical composition of the samples was de- termined using standard methods. We found that the pollution by heavy metals of the soils examined, which had a strong conservation capacity. Arsenic and chromium were present in the soil samples at all six sampling points. Two areas were sliglrtly polluted by arsenic, whereas the third at 5# required remediation of chromium pollution. The pollution load and risk indices of the soils were within a range of low values. In general, the quality of the soils tested was controllable.