Heavy Metal Pollution Assessment in the Agricultural Soils of Bonao, Dominican Republic

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dc.contributor.authorMiledy Alberto
dc.contributor.authorRamón Delanoy
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-11T20:01:23Z
dc.date.available2025-09-11T20:01:23Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-02
dc.descriptionPublicado por la revista: Sustainability. 2023, 15, 16510.
dc.description.abstractHeavy metal content in agricultural soils potentially impacts the food chain and human health. The present study assessed the levels of heavy metals in topsoil samples collected within an agricultural region situated in Bonao, Dominican Republic. The Energy-Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) technique was utilized to measure the concentrations of iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), and arsenic (As) in the samples. The assessment of soil pollution status and potential ecological risk (RI) involved the utilization of various soil pollution indices, such as the single pollution index (PI), integrated pollution index (IPI), and enrichment factor (EF). The average total concentrations of Fe, Mn, Cr, Cu, Ni, Zn, Pb, and As were 103,000, 2000, 347, 36, 92, 32, 9.6, and 4.2 mg·kg−1, respectively. The results showed that the Mn, Ni, Cu, and As levels exceeded the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s recommended levels for healthy agricultural soils. The distribution pattern of each individual metal was different, indicating they had different sources of origin. The average pollution indices indicated low-to-moderate pollution, and the potential ecological risk obtained was low. This study emphasizes the need for soil management practices to mitigate heavy metal contamination for food safety and environmental health.
dc.identifier.citationAlberto, M., & Delanoy, R. (2023). Heavy Metal Pollution Assessment in the Agricultural Soils of Bonao, Dominican Republic. Sustainability, 15, 16510.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositoriovip.uasd.edu.do/handle/123456789/1064
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofseries2024; 12
dc.titleHeavy Metal Pollution Assessment in the Agricultural Soils of Bonao, Dominican Republic
dc.typeArticle
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