Impact of manufacturing activities of a battery garage in the industrial zone of a city on soil environment therein was investigated. Concentrations of Pb, Zn, Cu, Cr, Ni, Mn, S, N and P in the soil were determined with the XRF method and values of pH and TOC were measured. And then environmental impact of heavy metal pollution on city soil environment was evaluated with the Nemero Index Method. Results showed that the prospect of heavy metal pollution is considerably serious, and the activities of the battery garage the main pollution source. A regress model was established for relationship between Pb and soil properties. The XRF method is proved to be a fast, effective analytic method.