In order to clarify the spatial distribution characteristics and the present situation of heavy metal pollution in cultivated soil of a typical mining basin in southern China, the contents of Cd, As, Mn, Cu, Zn, and Pb in cultivated soil in the selected small watershed were determined, and the spatial distribution characteristics of heavy metals were analyzed using the spatial interpolation method. Further, the ecological risk was evaluated using the geo-accumulation index and potential ecological risk coefficient (PERC). The results showed tha...