Soil Geochemical Background Value and Environmental Quality Assessment in Jinan City

[Objectives]This study was conducted to accurately assess soil and environmental quality in Jinan City. [Methods] Based on the multipurpose regional geochemical survey data of 1∶250 000 in Shandong Province, the differences between the soil geochemical background values of 54 indexes in Jinan City and the soil in the whole province and the comprehensive geochemical class of soil quality were studied. [Results] The contents of C and Cao in Jinan soil was significantly higher than the background values of Shandong Province. The Cd, Cr, Cu, F, Ni, Sn, MgO, Cao and Na_(2)O contents and pH value were higher than the abundance of the A soil layer in China, but the nutrient index contents of Se, I and OrgC were lower than the national background values. The surface soil quality in the study area was generally good, with the sum of superior, good and medium accounting for 99.76% of the total area of the study area. The distribution area of poor soil was the least, accounting for only 0.24%, and it was scattered near industrial and mining enterprises in the urban area of Jinan City, Laiwu District, Gangcheng District and Zhangqiu District, which was closely related to human activities. [Conclusions] This study has practical guiding significance for improving land use efficiency.