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Contamination Level in Geo-Accumulation Index of River Sediments at Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Area in Gorontalo Province, Indonesia [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 Substances found in watersheds and sediments in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) areas contaminated by heavy metals are becoming tremendously critical issues in Asia. This study aimed at clarifying the pollution caused by heavy metals in sediments in river basins near ASGM sites in Gorontalo Province, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Satomi Kimijima +2 more
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Quantitative Assessment and Spatial Analysis of Metals and Metalloids in Soil Using the Geo-Accumulation Index in the Capital Town of Romblon Province, Philippines [PDF]
Toxics, 2022 The municipality of Romblon in the Philippines is an island known for its marble industry. The subsurface of the Philippines is known for its limestone. The production of marble into slab, tiles, and novelty items requires heavy equipment to cut rocks and boulders. The finishing of marble requires polishing to smoothen the surface.
Jonathan Wong +2 more
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Effect of Exogenous Addition of Microplastics on the Ability of Plants and Soil to Accumulate Thallium [PDF]
ToxicsThallium (Tl) contamination of soils in lead-zinc mining areas poses potential ecological risks, and the impact of microplastics on Tl accumulation by hyperaccumulator plants remains unclear.
Jinjin Wang +7 more
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Can Soil Covers Shield Farmland? Assessing Cadmium Migration Control from Coal Gangue Using a Multi-Compartment Approach [PDF]
ToxicsPotentially toxic element pollution caused by coal mining activities, especially the accumulation of cadmium, has become a major threat to the global environment and health.
Hanbing Liu +7 more
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The Effect of Heavy Metal Concentration on the Soil of Odagbo Area, Kogi State Nigeria [PDF]
Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling, 2021 The study is aimed at evaluating the effect of coal mining on the soil of Odagbo area, Kogi State, Nigeria. Twenty-eight (28) soil samples were collected each in the wet and dry seasons where twenty-one of the samples were from a mining site while seven ...
Oloche Ekwule +2 more
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Xi'an Gongcheng Daxue xuebao, 2023 In order to evaluate the distribution characteristics and pollution risk of heavy metals in sediments of Yanhe river, we investigated the contents of the heavy metals in the sediments from 9 representative sections of the river.
WANG Liming +4 more
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Assessment of Toxic Levels for Lead in Soil of Al-Waziriya Region, Baghdad [PDF]
Engineering and Technology Journal, 2014 Lead (Pb) concentration in urban soils was measured in AL-Waziriya District in Baghdad city for both; an industrial area of batteries industry and the residential area around it which may be affected by the emissions caused by production processes of the
Mahmood .R.M. Al-Qaysi +2 more
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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021 The Al-Salam Lagoon is one of the recreational sites along the Jeddah coast, showing the environmental impacts of urbanization along the coast. A sediment core (220 cm) was collected from the intertidal zone to evaluate the heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Cr, Ni ...
Ammar A. Mannaa +3 more
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Distribution of heavy metals in soils from abandoned dump sites in Kumasi, Ghana
Scientific African, 2020 This study investigated the heavy metal content and the extent of pollution in soils from abandoned dump sites in Kumasi, Ghana. Concentrations of heavy metals in the 70 soil samples were determined using a Niton XL3t GOLD field portable X-ray ...
Thelma Akanchise +4 more
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Pollutants, 2022 Lake Victoria (L. Victoria) is the largest African tropical and freshwater lake, with one of the highest pollution levels, globally. It is shared among Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, but it is drained only by the river Nile, the longest river in Africa ...
Gabson Baguma +13 more
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