Revista de pulvimetalurgia y minería

Abstracto

Evidence from Stable Zinc Isotopes Analysis Zinc in Soil Reflecting the Intensive Coal Mining Activities

Liugen Zheng

In the mining area affected by coal mining activities for a long time, heavy metal Zn pollution poses a serious threat to soil quality and human health, and direct evidence showing the relationship between Zn accumulation mechanism in soils and mining activities is lacking [1-15]. In this study, the Zn content and isotopes composition (δ66Zn) from soil and environmental samples around mining area were determined and analyzed to clarify the Zn characteristics in soil. Moreover, the distribution and source of Zn content in soil of mining area were analyzed by mathematical statistics, correlation analysis and isotope mass mixing model.