Abstract:
Objective The aims were to explore the pollution characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in paddy soil on both sides of suburban roads, so as to provide a basis for the risk control of PAHs pollution in farmland soil along the road, so as to ensure the environmental quality of farmland soil and the safety of agricultural products.
Methods The surface soil samples (0 ~ 10 cm) of paddy fields on both sides of the road network and the vertical distribution of roads were collected in Zhougang Town, Jiangning District, Nanjing. The contents, composition and sources of 16 kinds of optimal control PAHs were determined and analyzed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, and the carcinogenic risk was evaluated.
Results All 16 kinds of PAHs were detected in the soil, Σ16PAHs contents ranged from 265.75 to 1390.93 μg kg−1, with an average value of 551.52 μg kg−1. The distribution of PAHs in the soil in the vertical direction of the road showed that the peak appeared at 10 m away from the road. After 50 m, it decreased with the increase of distance. The trend of high ring PAHs and total PAHs was the same, while the difference of low ring PAHs in distance change was not obvious. The results of source analysis based on the characteristic ratio method showed that the PAHs in the soil of the sample was mainly from the combustion source, and the traffic emission mainly from petroleum combustion accounted for the main part of the PAHs source in the soil of the paddy field when it was close to the road. The influence of the traffic source was reduced after a certain distance, and the other factors such as residential activities related to wood and coal combustion were more significant. The risk assessment showed that the total toxicity equivalent of PAHs in soil did not exceed the ecological risk limit.
Conclusion The level of PAHs pollution in the roadside rice field in suburban Nanjing is higher than that in the regional farmland, and it has a certain correlation with the distance from the road under the influence of the road source.