CBE Loughborough University LE11 3TU, United Kingdom.
Environ Sci Process Impacts. 2014 Mar;16(3):548-57. doi: 10.1039/c3em00345k. Epub 2014 Jan 27.
Use of mineral magnetic concentration parameters (χLF, χARM and SIRM) as a potential pollution proxy for soil samples collected from Wolverhampton (UK) is explored. Comparison of soil-related analytical data by correlation analyses between each magnetic parameter and individual geochemical classes (i.e. Fe, Pb, Ni, Zn, Cd), are reported. χLF, χARM and SIRM parameters reveal significant (p < 0.001 n = 60), strong (r = 0.632-0.797), associations with Fe, Cu, Zn and Pb. Inter-geochemical correlations suggest anthropogenic influences, which is supported by low χFD% measurements that infer an influence of multi-domain mineralogy are indicative of anthropogenic combustion processes. Results indicate mineral magnetic measurements could potentially be used as a geochemical indicator for soils in certain environments and/or specific settings that are appropriate for monitoring techniques. The mineral magnetic technique offers a simple, reliable, rapid, sensitive, inexpensive and non-destructive approach that could be a valuable pollution proxy for soil contamination studies.
探讨了从英国伍尔弗汉普顿采集的土壤样本中，利用矿物磁浓度参数（χLF、χARM 和 SIRM）作为潜在污染示踪物的方法。报告了通过每个磁参数与个别地球化学类别的相关分析数据之间的相关分析来比较土壤相关的分析数据（即 Fe、Pb、Ni、Zn、Cd）。χLF、χARM 和 SIRM 参数与 Fe、Cu、Zn 和 Pb 呈显著相关（p < 0.001，n = 60），相关性很强（r = 0.632-0.797）。地球化学相关性表明存在人为影响，这得到了低 χFD%测量的支持，该测量推断多畴矿物学的影响表明存在人为燃烧过程。结果表明，在某些环境和/或特定情况下，矿物磁性测量可能可作为土壤地球化学指标，适用于监测技术。矿物磁性技术提供了一种简单、可靠、快速、灵敏、廉价和非破坏性的方法，可能是土壤污染研究的有价值的污染示踪物。
