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Comparison of the multifractal characteristics of heavy metals in soils within two areas of contrasting economic activities in China
Xiaohui Li
School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Xinjiang Research Centre for Mineral Resources, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China
Xiangling Li
School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Feng Yuan
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Xinjiang Research Centre for Mineral Resources, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang 830011, China
Simon M. Jowitt
School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University,
Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
Department of Geoscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010, USA
Taofa Zhou
School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Kui Yang
School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Jie Zhou
School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Xunyu Hu
School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Yang Li
School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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In this paper, we present the results of a heavy metal soil geochemical survey in Hefei city and use three multifractal parameters to indicate the overall amount of multifractality within the soil geochemical data. The results show all of the elements barring Hg have larger multifractal parameters in the Daxing area compared to the Yicheng area. The degree of multifractality suggests that the differing economic activities in Daxing and Yicheng generate very different heavy metal pollution loads.
In this paper, we present the results of a heavy metal soil geochemical survey in Hefei city and...
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