Downstream Distribution and Postdepositional Mobilization of Cadmium in Alluvial Soils

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="3">Type 1</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="3">Dominantly nonanthropogenically influenced geochemical distribution</td><td class="align_center">A</td><td class="align_center">Background concentrations are displayed throughout the profile</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">B</td><td class="align_center">Anomalous values because of the presence of heavy minerals</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">C</td><td class="align_center">Anomalous values because of base metal mineralizations</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Type 2</td><td class="align_center" rowspan="2">Clear evidence of anthropogenic influence</td><td class="align_center">A</td><td class="align_center">Gradual increase of metal(loid) content in upper part</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">B</td><td class="align_center">Dramatic increase in pollution related elements by industrial activities</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Type 3</td><td class="align_center" colspan="3">Features related to pedogenic translocation of mobile elements</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Dominant types of alluvial soil profiles from Belgium and Luxemburg according to Swennen and Van der Sluys [<a href="/journals/aess/2023/9915654/#B35" target="_blank">35</a>].</div>

Applied and Environmental Soil Science

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Table 2: Downstream Distribution and Postdepositional Mobilization of Cadmium in Alluvial Soils 