Potential linkages between mineral magnetic measurements and urban roadside soil pollution (part 2)
Abstract
Use of mineral magnetic concentration parameters (χLF, χARM and SIRM) as a potential pollution proxy for soil samples collected from Wolverhampton (UK) is explored. Comparison of soil-related analytical data by correlation analyses between each magnetic parameter and individual geochemical classes (i.e. Fe, Pb, Ni, Zn, Cd), are reported. χLF, χARM and SIRM parameters reveal significant (p < 0.001 n = 60), strong (r = 0.632-0.797), associations with Fe, Cu, Zn and Pb. Inter-geochemical correlations suggest anthropogenic influences, which is supported by low χFD% measurements that infer an influence of multi-domain mineralogy are indicative of anthropogenic combustion processes. Results indicate mineral magnetic measurements could potentially be used as a geochemical indicator for soils in certain environments and/or specific settings that are appropriate for monitoring techniques. The mineral magnetic technique offers a simple, reliable, rapid, sensitive, inexpensive and non-destructive approach that could be a valuable pollution proxy for soil contamination studies. © 2014 The Royal Society of Chemistry.Citation
Crosby, C.J., Fullen, M.A. and Booth, C.A. (2014) Potential linkages between mineral magnetic measurements and urban roadside soil pollution (part 2), Environmental Sciences: Processes & Impacts, 16(3), pp. 548-557Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Journal
Environmental Sciences: Processes and ImpactsPubMed ID
24463607 (pubmed)Type
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This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Royal Society of Chemistry in Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts on 15/01/2014, available online: https://doi.org/10.1039/C3EM00345K The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.ISSN
2050-7887EISSN
2050-7895ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1039/c3em00345k
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