Soil contamination in China : Current priorities, defining background levels and standards for heavy metals

Sun, Y. and Li, H. and Guo, Guanlin and Semple, K.T. and Jones, K.C. (2019) Soil contamination in China : Current priorities, defining background levels and standards for heavy metals. Journal of Environmental Management, 251: 109512. ISSN 0301-4797

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Abstract

The Chinese Government is working to establish an effective framework in managing soil contamination. Heavy metal contamination is key to the discussion about soil quality, health and remediation in China. Soil heavy metal contamination in China is briefly reviewed and the concepts of background values and standards discussed. The importance of contaminated land and its management for China food security and urbanization are discussed. Priorities for China's next steps in developing an effective research and management regime are presented. We propose that critically important to the science-based risk assessment of contaminants in soils is the incorporation of speciation and bioavailability into the measurement and evaluation criteria. Consideration of soil biology/ecological endpoints will be necessary to protect ecosystem health. National and regional/local scenarios of land use type/usage will address residential/urban re-use of industrial land as well as varying agricultural scenarios.

Item Type:

Journal Article

Journal or Publication Title:

Journal of Environmental Management

Additional Information:

This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Environmental Management. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Environmental Management, 251, 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109512

Uncontrolled Keywords:

/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2305

Subjects:

?? chinaland userisk assessmentsoil contaminationsoil samplingunited kingdomenvironmental engineeringmanagement, monitoring, policy and lawwaste management and disposal ??

Departments:

Faculty of Science and Technology > Lancaster Environment Centre

ID Code:

137349

Deposited By:

ep_importer_pure

Deposited On:

14 Oct 2019 09:51

Refereed?:

Yes

Published?:

Published