In order to evaluate heavy metal pollution in soybean plants and the soils round four mine zones in Hunan Province,central south of China,sampling and surveys were conducted in Shizhuyuan and Baoshan in Chenzhou,Qingshuitang in Zhuzhou,Shuikoushan in Hengyang.The results indicated that:(1)Soybean plants and the soils were polluted by heavy metals in all the 21 sampling sites.Concentration ranges of Pb,Cd,and Zn in soybean planting soils were 269.02~6 450.35 mg·kg-1,3.04~23.93 mg·kg-1 and 104.22~381.91 mg·kg-1,respectively;concentration ra...