Review Article

Current Status of Trace Metal Pollution in Soils Affected by Industrial Activities

Table 1

Classification of industry types for the analysis of soil metal pollution: the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) codes.

OrderSectionDivisionShort maneGroupsIndustry Codea

1  ManufacturingBeveragesBEBeverages110
2TextilesTESpinning, weaving, and finishing of textiles131
3  Other textiles139
4Leather and related productsLETanning and dressing of leather, luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness, dressing, and dyeing151
5Paper and paper productsPAPaper and paper products170
6Coke and refined petroleum productsRefined petroleum products192
7Chemicals and chemical productsCEChemicals, fertilizers and nitrogen compounds, plastics, and synthetic rubber in primary forms201
8Pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparationsPHPharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical, and botanical products210
9Nonmetallic mineral productsNMGlass and glass products231
10  Nonmetallic mineral products239
11MetalsMEIron and steel industry241
12Precious and other nonferrous metals industry242
13Machinery and equipmentMAGeneral-purpose machinery281
14Electrical equipmentBABatteries and accumulators272
15Transport equipmentTRBuilding of ships and boats301
16FurnitureFUFurniture310

17Mining and quarrying Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gasPEExtraction of crude petroleum061
18Mining of metal oresMIMining of iron ores071
19  Mining of non-ferrous metal ores072

aSource: ISIC Rev. 4 structure (2008, United Nations Statistics Division) [10].