Chemical Properties of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soils from a Korean Military Shooting Range: Evaluation of Pb Sources Using Pb Isotope Ratios
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Title
- Chemical Properties of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soils from a Korean Military Shooting Range: Evaluation of Pb Sources Using Pb Isotope Ratios
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Author(s)
- Moon, Inkyeong; Kim, Honghyun; Jeong, Sangjo; Choi, Hyungjin; Park, Jungtae; Lee, Insung
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- Moon, Inkyeong(문인경)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 문인경
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Publication Year
- 2021-07
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Abstract
- In this study, the geochemical properties of heavy metal-contaminated soils from a Korean military shooting range were analyzed. The chemical behavior of heavy metals was determined by analyzing the soil pH, heavy metal concentration, mineral composition, and Pb isotopes. In total, 24 soil samples were collected from a Korean military shooting range. The soil samples consist of quartz, albite, microcline, muscovite/illite, kaolinite, chlorite, and calcite. Lead minerals, such as hydrocerussite and anglesite, which are indicative of a transformation into secondary mineral phases, were not observed. All soils were strongly contaminated with Pb with minor concentrations of Cu, Ni, Cd, and Zn. Arsenic was rarely detected. The obtained results are indicated that the soils from the shooting range are contaminated with heavy metals and have evidences of different degree of anthropogenic Pb sources. This study is crucial for the evaluation of heavy metal-contaminated soils in shooting ranges and their environmental effect as well as for the establishment of management strategies for the mitigation of environmental risks.
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ISSN
- 2076-3417
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/41579
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DOI
- 10.3390/app11157099
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Bibliographic Citation
- APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, v.11, no.15, 2021
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Publisher
- MDPI
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Subject
- LEAD CONTAMINATION; SURFACE-WATER; FIRING RANGE; TRANSFORMATION; POLLUTION; BULLETS; MOBILITY; CU
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Keywords
- heavy metal; shooting range; contaminated soil; lead concentration; lead isotope; Korean military shooting range
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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