Abstract:

 The tailing pool in Yangshanchong， Shizishan copper mine of Anhui Province was constructed in 1966 and deactivated
in 1991. This paper studies  the geochemical distribution of heavy metals of  the  tailing pool and  its surroundings. The samples
were collected from three different locations: inside the tailing pool, farmland near the pool and farmland far away from the pool.
Using AFS and ICP-MS the As, Hg, Cu, Zn, Pb etc. contents in soil，water and plants of these three locations are measured, the
enrichment degrees of heavy metals are identified, and the distribution features of heavy metals are discussed. The results show
that  there  is a difference  in enrichment degrees  for different elements. The  further  the distance  to  the  tailing pool,  the  lower  the
heavy metal contents.

Key words: heavy metal elements, environmental effects, tailing pool, Yangshanchong in the Shizishan mine area, Tongling