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- Title
Influence of Black Shales on Soils and Edible Plants in the Ankang Area, Shaanxi Province, P. R. of China.
- Authors
Fang, Weixuan; Hu, Ruizhong; Wu, Pengwu
- Abstract
The Ankang black shales in P. R. of China provides an important example of natural geological materials containing toxic elements. This paper presents the results of environmental geochemical research on black shales, soils, waters and edible plants in the Ankang area, Shaanxi Province, P. R. of China. The study area lies in the northern margin of the Yangtze Platform; there are black shales which contains black shale, carbonaceous rocks and coal in the Cambrian Donghe Formation throughout the area. Mean trace element concentrations of the coal were high. Soils derived from these rocks tend to reflect their extreme geochemical composition. Chemical analysis of common plant species in the Ankang area showed a heterogeneous distribution of Se, Mo, and V within a single and among plant species. Selenium was more concentrated in radish than in legumes, and in potato more than in green vegetable. High V concentrations were found in two kinds of Chinese tea. Legume had more Mo in the seed than potato, although Mo concentrations in radish vary. Higher concentrations of Se and Mo are present in the leaf of radish.
- Subjects
SHAANXI Sheng (China); CHINA; SHALE; SOILS; EDIBLE plants; SEDIMENTARY rocks
- Publication
Environmental Geochemistry & Health, 2002, Vol 24, Issue 1, p35
- ISSN
0269-4042
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1023/A:1013981016542