TY - JOUR N2 - Contamination of soil with heavy metals has become a worldwide environmental problem, and receives great attention. In this study, we aim to investigate soil pollution level affected by an industrial district nearby. The total amount of typical heavy metals in the soils (Hengyang Songmu Industrial Park, Hunan Province, China) was analyzed. In addition, the fraction analysis and laboratory simulation leaching via different pH rainwater was carried out to study the migration and transformation of heavy metals. The main results show that the contents of Cu, Zn, Pb, Cr and Cd in the samples were higher than the soil background values in Hunan Province. The heavy metals forms, analyzed by sequential extraction method, show that the proportion of the unstable form of Cd, Zn and Pb was more than 50%. Igeo values indicate that the heavy metal pollution degree of soil sample #5 at the investigated area is recorded in the order of Cd(6.42), Zn(2.28), Cu(1.82), Pb(1.63), and Cr(0.37). Cu, Zn, Pb, Cr and Cd in this area could pose a potential leaching risk to the environment which may affect the food chain and constitute a threat to human health. It would be necessary to take steps to stabilize and monitor the heavy metals in soil. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/110567/PDF/Archives%20vol%2045%20no%202%20a4_internet_11.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/110567 PY - 2019 IS - No 2 EP - 98 DO - 10.24425/aep.2019.126698 KW - heavy metal KW - soil pollution KW - fraction analysis KW - soil leaching A1 - Tan, Wenfa A1 - Li, Yuan A1 - Ding, Lei A1 - Wang, Yachao A1 - Li, Jiangxiang A1 - Deng, Qinwen A1 - Guo, Feng A1 - Xiao, Xue PB - Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 45 DA - 29.05.2019 T1 - Characteristics and metal leachability of natural contaminated soil under acid rain scenarios SP - 91 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/110567 T2 - Archives of Environmental Protection ER -