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Assessment of Contamination and Geochemical Dispersion by Heavy Metals in Roadside Tree Leaves of Platanus occidentalis and Soils in the City of Seoul

서울시 가로수목 중 플라타너스 잎과 토양의 중금속 원소에 대한 지구화학적 분산과 오염평가

  • Received : 2014.05.12
  • Accepted : 2014.08.18
  • Published : 2014.08.28

Abstract

To investigate geochemical characteristics of soil and atmospheric environments by anthropogenic source, we have analyzed and determined heavy metal concentrations of the surface soils beneath roadside trees and leaves of Platanus occidentalis from 52 points in Seoul during autumn 2001. For comparison of the contents of heavy metal for the soil and leaf, we have analyzed heavy metal contents of the surface soils beneath roadside trees and leaves from 2 points in rural area of Yesan during the same time period. The composition of heavy metals of soils are relatively high for Cd, Co, Cr and Ni in industrial area (IA, Industrial Area) and high for Cu, Pb and Zn in heavy traffic area (HTA, Heavy Traffic Area). The heavy metal contents of rural area in Seoul are higher than those in Yesan. The differences of chemical compositions between the washed and unwashed leaves are high for Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn in the HTA. The element couples of Cd-Co, Cr-Ni and Pb-Zn for the soils had shown a good correlation and their contamination sources could be similar. The relationship for Pb-Cu and Cu-Zn showed good correlation in Platanus leaves. The relationship between soils and unwashed leaves show a good correlation for Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn but low correlation for Cd, Co, Fe, Mn and Ni. It is thought that the Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn were derived from contaminants of soils, whereas Cd, Co, Fe, Mn and Ni were originated from atmospheric source. From the spatial variations of elements for soils and leaves, Ni and Cr were dominant in the soils of IA and Cd, Cu and Zn were dominant in those of HTA. The Contamination by Cd-Pb and Cu-Zn in unwashed leaves were analyzed to show similar patterns. Using the enrichment factors (EF) of heavy metals in unwashed leaves, the EF sequences were to be Cu, Zn, Pb, Mn, Co, Ni, Cd and Cr. We identified that Cu, Zn, Pb and Mn were most problematic of environmental hazard in Seoul.

도심환경의 인위적 오염원에 의한 토양오염과 대기오염의 특성을 파악하기 위하여 서울지역 가로수의 플라타너스 잎과 토양을 격자형으로 52개의 지역에서 시료채취 및 중금속원소 함량을 측정하였다. 비교 대조를 위하여 비교적 오염이 적을 것으로 예상되는 충청남도 예산에 전원지역에서 2개 지점의 시료를 분석하였다. 서울시 토양 내 중금속 함량을 지역별로 측정한 결과, Cd, Co, Cr, Ni은 산업지역에서, Cu, Zn, Pb는 교통량 밀집지역에서 높았고, 도심 내 전원지역은 비교 대조지역보다 높은 중금속 함량을 보였다. 플라타너스 잎의 세척 전과 후의 차이는 Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn가 교통량 밀집지역에서 높았다. 토양은 Cd-Co, Cr-Ni, Cu-Zn, Pb-Zn는 상관계수 값이 0.8이상으로 양의 상관성을 보여 이들 원소간의 배출원은 유사하고, 플라타너스 잎은 Pb-Cu, Cu-Zn 원소간 상관성이 높았다. 플라타너스 잎의 중금속 조성이 토양으로부터 기인되는지를 확인하기 위해 토양과 세척한 잎과의 관계를 분석한 결과, Cr, Cu, Pb, Zn는 양의 상관성을 보였고, 반면 Cd, Co, Fe, Mn, Ni은 이들의 상관성이 낮은 것으로 보여 이들 원소들은 대기로부터 기인된 것으로 생각된다. 서울지역의 중금속 원소 분산을 등함량도의 원소별 패턴을 분석한 결과, 토양은 산업지역에서 Ni, Cr원소와 교통량 밀집지역에서 Cd, Cu, Zn원소의 오염도가 크고, 세척하지 않은 잎에 대한 Cd-Pb, Cu-Zn의 오염양상이 유사한 것으로 나타났다. 대기 중 부유된 원소별 부화지수 값을 예측을 위해 가로수 잎의 원소별 부화지수 값을 분석한 결과, Cu, Zn, Pb, Mn, Co, Ni, Cd, Cr 순으로 높았으며, 특히 서울지역에서는 Cu, Zn, Pb, Mn 으로 인한 오염이 심각한 것으로 판단된다.

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