Heavy metals in urban soils of Bristol (UK). Initial screening for contaminated land

Purpose UK local authorities are required by environmental regulations to keep a public register of contaminated land. In many towns and cities, there is growing concern of allotment holders about the quality of their allotment soils. Limited information on soil chemistry is available for the southwest of England. This work was carried out to assess whether any allotment and park soil in Bristol could be defined as “contaminated”.