Abstract
The research reveals the mobility and distribution of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Zn, Mn, Ni, and Cr) in soil of sewage irrigation area in Pearl River Delta. Samples were collected from topsoil (0-10cm) and subsoil (30-40cm), and the total concentration and available concentration of heavy metals were extracted by HNO <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sub> -HF-HClO <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">4</sub> and DTPA respectively. The mean total concentrations for all of the heavy metals in topsoil are higher than that in subsoil in study area. Cd has the best mobility in soil of study area due to soil has lower retention for Cd than for other metals, while Ni has the poorest mobility in soil of study area. The total concentrations of Zn, Cu and Cd decrease with the depth of soil profile, while the total concentrations of Cr and Ni have little change with the depth of soil profile, only the total concentration of Mn has a little decrease at first and then increased rapidly with the depth of soil profile.
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