Spatial Variability of Cadmium and Lead in Natural Soils of a Humid Mediterranean Environment: La Rioja, Spain

  1. Iñigo, V. 1
  2. Andrades, M.S. 1
  3. Alonso-Martirena, J.I. 1
  4. Marín, A. 1
  5. Jiménez-Ballesta, R. 2
  1. 1 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

  2. 2 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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    Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01cby8j38

Revista:
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

ISSN: 0090-4341

Año de publicación: 2013

Volumen: 64

Número: 4

Páginas: 594-604

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1007/S00244-012-9869-X SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-84877801735 WoS: WOS:000317303600008 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

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Resumen

The concentration levels of cadmium and lead in 250 horizon samples from 125 different soil profiles of undisturbed soils of La Rioja, Spain, were determined. Knowledge of regional contents as well as the variability and background values of trace elements in soils is of critical importance to assess human impact on the soil environment and to determine baseline values and quality standards. Heavy-metal horizontal distribution was mainly affected by the nature of the bedrock and, to a smaller extent, anthropogenic activity. Vertical distributions were mainly of a natural origin depending first on the bedrock and second on the result of soil processes. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.