In order to assess the heavy metal pollution in pond sediments of Xiawan and Laoxiawan ports in the Qingshuitang industrial zone of Zhuzhou, 25 ponds in the study area were divided into three sub-divisions (S1, S2 and S3) and a total of 32 sediment samples were collected on December 11th, 2017, and contents of pH, Pb, Cd and As in sediment samples were measured. The geo-accumulation index (I_(geo)) and the potential ecological risk index (E_r~i) were used to evaluate the pollution and ecological risk of Cd, Pb and As. The results showed that contents of Cd, Pb and As in sediments of S1, S2 and...