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Project Code [2007-PhD-S-3]

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Project title

Characterising variation of heavy metal pollution in urban soils

Primary Funding Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Co-Funding Organisation(s)

n/a

Lead Organisation

National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG)

Lead Applicant

Chaosheng Zhang

Project Abstract

Urban soils are recipients of pollutants from various sources, causing strong variation in both horizontal and vertical directions. In this project, soils will be sampled from chosen typical areas such as a residential park, an industrial site, a roadside land, and a reclaimed rubbish-dumping site, and heavy metal concentrations will be measured. Advanced spatial analyses, including hotspot analyses, spatial structure analyses, spatial interpolation and hazard assessment under a GIS environment will be carried out to characterise the variation and to aid to develop a hazard assessment framework for heavy metal pollution in urban soils.

Grant Approved

�95,000.00

Research Hub

Natural Environment

Research Theme

Soils and Land-Use

Start Date

22/10/2007

Initial Projected Completion Date

22/10/2010