The influence of anthropogenic and natural geochemical factors on urban soil quality variability: a comparison between Glasgow, UK and Aveiro, Portugal

Sonia Rodrigues; Graham Urquhart; Iain Hossack; Ma Eduarda Pereira; Armando C. Duarte; Christine Davidson; Andrew Hursthouse; Peter Tucker; Douglas Roberston

doi:10.1007/s10311-008-0149-y

The influence of anthropogenic and natural geochemical factors on urban soil quality variability: a comparison between Glasgow, UK and Aveiro, Portugal

Sonia Rodrigues
, Graham Urquhart
, Iain Hossack
, Ma Eduarda Pereira
, Armando C. Duarte
, Christine Davidson
, Andrew Hursthouse
, Peter Tucker
, Douglas Roberston

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Abstract

As part of a harmonised assessment of urban soils (http://www.urbsoil.paisley.ac.uk), we investigated the variability of metal content in soils from Aveiro (Portugal) and Glasgow (UK). Samples were collected from parks and other public open spaces in each city. Metal content (Al, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) and basic soil parameters (texture, CEC, pH, organic matter) were determined and data investigated using principal component analysis (PCA). The two cities differ in absolute levels of metal content reflecting industrial and historical development. Factors identified by PCA included anthropogenic (Cu, Pb, Zn), soil properties and geology, which explain variability when data were assessed based on metal content, soil properties and land use. This study highlights the contribution from geological background even in strongly urbanised environments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	141-148
Journal	Environmental Chemistry Letters
Volume	7
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-008-0149-y
Publication status	Published - Jun 2009

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Keywords

Urban soil
Potentially toxic elements
PCA
Variability
Anthropogenic input
Geological background

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Rodrigues, S., Urquhart, G., Hossack, I., Pereira, M. E., Duarte, A. C., Davidson, C., Hursthouse, A., Tucker, P., & Roberston, D. (2009). The influence of anthropogenic and natural geochemical factors on urban soil quality variability: a comparison between Glasgow, UK and Aveiro, Portugal. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 7(2), 141-148. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-008-0149-y

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