The geographic distribution of metals in urban soils: the case of Syracuse,NY |
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| Authors: | D A Griffith D L Johnson A Hunt |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Road, 75080-3021 Richardson, TX, USA;(2) Department of Chemistry, SUNY ESF, 13210 Syracuse, NY, USA;(3) Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Arlington, 76019 Arlington, TX, USA |
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| Abstract: | A paucity of literature currently exists pertaining to the high-resolution geographic distribution of metal contaminants across
urban areas. Thousands of soil samples were collected across Syracuse, NY to secure empirical evidence about such geographic
distributions. Metal measurements were made with XRF technology, with quality assessments based upon replicate samples as
well as ICP technology summarized here. Both metal covariations and their spatial structure are described, followed by mapping
of selected metal measurements based upon sample points, as well as census block group and census tract aggregates. A simple
comparison is presented between certain of these empirical results and a selected non-urban landscape (a river floodplain).
Finally, implications drawn from the empirical evidence presented include covariation assessments with selected census data
that serve as surrogates for poverty. |
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