Human exposome and biomarker database for soil pollutants at typical sites of industrial contamination

• 作者: Yingxin Yu Zenghua Qi Shengtao Ma Lin Xu Jing Zheng Yanpeng Gao Xiantao Shen Yaqi Cai Weiping Zhang Guiying Li Taicheng An
• 来源期刊: 科学通报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（17）
• 所属期刊栏目: NEWS&VIEWS
• 页码范围: 1705-1708
• 页数: 4页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Rapid economic development and industrialization have left many risk sites around the world with significant or potential soil contamination due to industrial production or the shutdown or relocation of industrial facilities.Soil pollutants pose significant threats to human health,especially at sites used by the chemical,mining,and metalworking industries,among others[1].Petro-chemical processing,coking,and nonferrous metal smelting are all important industries in China.Unfortunately,processes used in these industries generate a wide range of toxic pollutants including heavy metals and volatile organic compounds/semivola-tile organic compounds[2,3].As a result,34.9％ of these sites are contaminated by heavy metals including Pb,Cr,and As,as well as organic pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,at levels exceeding the upper limits stipulated in applicable regu-lations[4].These contaminants pose a risk to the health and well-being of people living nearby as well as to the nation's food security.At present,there are over 500,000 contaminated sites in China,affecting tens of millions of people[5].During the last dec-ade there have been several serious public safety incidents due to contaminants at such sites.