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Lead Pollution and Isotopic Signature of the Dusts around Urban Roads in Shihezi City, Xinjiang Province

Yankuang ceshi, 2013
Heavy metal pollution on urban roads is an important problem for the city environment. Lead pollution characteristics in the dusts around urban roads has been studied and assessed in Shihezi, west China.
HUANG Yong, GAO Bo, WANG Jian-kang, LI Qiang, GUO Tai-jun   +4 more
doaj  

Spatial Distribution and Pollution Assessment of Metals in Sediments of the Babon River, Central Java, Indonesia

Scientifica, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Background. The Babon River is one of the drainage channels in Semarang, Indonesia, that is used for drinking water, irrigated agriculture of paddy fields and gardens, fish farming media, and the disposal of industrial wastewater. This study aimed to assess the spatial distribution of metals in the sediment of the Babon River through the utilization of
Haeruddin Haeruddin, Agoes Soegianto, Frida Purwanti, Arif Rahman, Carolyn Melissa Payus, Hefni Effendi, Arisekar Ulaganathan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physicochemical Characterisation of Water and Sediment of the Semimechanized Artisanal Gold Mining Environment of the Béké Locality

Applied and Environmental Soil Science, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
This paper aims to investigate the level of pollution of water, sediment, and soil due to semimechanized artisanal gold mining in Béké, Adamawa region of Cameroon. For this purpose, water and sediment samples were collected and analyzed. In order to achieve this goal, several research studies and field observations were carried out. Questionnaires were
Blanche Mefomdjo Fotie, Harouna Boukari, Ibrahim Elhadji Daou, Christian Kapta Momegni, Manyi Audrey Ebua Eta, Louis Bernard Tchuikoua, Luc Leroy Mambou Ngueyep, Venkatramanan Senapathi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential Toxic Metal Concentration and Risk Assessment in Agricultural Soil and Lentil Crop (Lens culinaris Medik) in Dawunt Woreda, Northwest Wollo, Ethiopia

Journal of Toxicology, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Health implications for the population due to consuming contaminated crops have been a great concern worldwide. This study aimed to measure the levels of potential toxic elements in lentils and their growing soil in Dawunt Woreda, Ethiopia. Accordingly, 15 soil samples along with the lentil samples were collected to measure the level of potential toxic
Baynesagn Biyazen Belay, Asamene Embiale Taye, Zongming Ren   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multimethod Analysis of Heavy Metal Pollution and Source Apportionment in a Southeastern Chinese Region

Applied Sciences
Excessive levels of heavy metals in soil can significantly impact human health and ecological safety. Evaluating heavy metal pollution and identifying its sources are crucial for environmental management. This study investigates the status of heavy metal
Dingwei Qi, Haiyang Chen, Litang Hu, Jianchong Sun   +3 more
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Distribution of metals and extent of contamination in sediments from the south-eastern Baltic Sea (Lithuanian zone)

Oceanologia, 2018
Summary: The distribution of metals (Pb, Cu, Cd, Ni, Cr, Zn) in surface sediments and the potential pollution sources in the south-eastern part (SE) of the Baltic Sea (Lithuanian zone) were investigated in relation to the environmental characteristics ...
Nijolė Remeikaitė-Nikienė, Galina Garnaga-Budrė, Galina Lujanienė, Kęstutis Jokšas, Algirdas Stankevičius, Vitalijus Malejevas, Rūta Barisevičiūtė   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrated assessment of heavy metal contamination and ecological risk in bottom sediments of the Dobromierz drinking water reservoir, Poland [PDF]

Archives of Environmental Protection
The aim of this study was to assess the degree of heavy metal contamination (cadmium - Cd, chromium - Cr, copper - Cu, nickel - Ni, lead - Pb, zinc - Zn) and the potential ecological risk of bottom sediments in the Dobromierz drinking water reservoir ...
Magdalena Szewczyk, Paweł Tomczyk, Mirosław Wiatkowski, Bernard Andrzej Gałka   +3 more
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Forms Distribution of Heavy Metals and Their Ecological Risk Evaluation in Soils of Ion Adsorption Type in the Rare Earth Mining Area of Southern Jiangxi, China

Yankuang ceshi, 2020
OBJECTIVES The open-pit mining of rare earth mines easily causes heavy metal pollution problems. Studies have shown that the soil of the rare earth mining area in southern Jiangxi has been polluted by heavy metals of Cd and Pb in low and moderate degrees.
ZHANG Sai, YU Yang, WANG Deng-hong, WANG Wei, ZHANG Hong-guo, CEN Kuang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

GEOACCUMULATION INDEX OF MERCURY ON IGARAPÉ OF EDUCANDOS BASIN (MANAUS/AMAZONAS)

, 2016
The Amazon is a region known worldwide for its biodiversity, but also has high mercury levels in various compartments of the environment. In this work, Hg was determined in sediment of Educandos Basin, one of the most populated regions of Manaus (AM), in order to establish the surface distribution of the contaminant in coarse and fine fractions ...
Torrezani, Larissa, Sargentini Junior, Ézio, de Oliveira, Cássio Augusto, Santana, Genilson Pereira   +3 more
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Spatial Distribution of Heavy Element in Erbil's Municipal Landfills by Using GIS

مجلة بغداد للعلوم
Untreated municipal solid waste (MSW) release onto land is prevalent in developing countries. To reduce the high levels of harmful components in polluted soils, a proper evaluation of heavy metal concentrations in Erbil's Kani Qrzhala dump between ...
Sayran Yousif Jalal, Dalshad Azeez Darwesh   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source