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Trace metal contamination status in soils of the abandoned gold mining district of Bindiba (East Cameroon): Pollution indices assessment, multivariate analysis and; geostatistical approach. [PDF]

J Environ Health Sci Eng, 2023
Njayou MM, Ngounouno Ayiwouo M, Ngounouno I.   +2 more
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Assessment of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Urban Soil of Novi Sad: Correlation Analysis and Leaching Potential

Applied Sciences
Soil samples from the urban area of Novi Sad were analyzed to determine the total concentrations of heavy metals including Cr, Pb, Cu, Zn, As, Mn, Ni, Co, Cd and Fe.
Ivana Jelić, Dušan Topalović, Maja Rajković, Danica Jovašević, Kristina Pavićević, Marija Janković, Marija Šljivić-Ivanović   +6 more
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Enhancing source identification of water-soluble heavy metal contamination in urban road sediments: a receptor model approach for water and sediment quality in a Chinese metropolitan area

Environmental Research Communications
This study investigates the concentrations and sources of 8 heavy metals in urban road sediments and a total of 116 samples were collected from 29 locations, with four samples per location from Zhengzhou, China.
Muhammad Faisal, Zai-Jin You, Noman Ali Buttar, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Imran Azam, Basharat Ali, Abeer Hashem, Khalid F Almutairi, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah   +8 more
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Ecological risk assessment and source apportionment of potentially toxic elements in an emerging mining zone region of northwestern Ghana

Results in Engineering
The expansion of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in northern Ghana, driven by rising global gold prices, has raised concerns over soil contamination by potentially toxic elements (PTEs).
Samuel Dzidefo Sagoe, Daniel Kwayisi, Seidu Alidu, Ebenezer Ebo Yahans Amuah, Millicent Obeng Addai, Obed Fiifi Fynn, Raymond Webrah Kazapoe   +6 more
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Characterization of major and trace elements in soil samples from the state of Gujarat

Radiation Protection and Environment
This study optimizes an energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence-based method for rapid, nondestructive elemental analysis of soil samples, which was validated using certified reference material (IAEA-433).
Rahul C. Bhangare, P. Y. Ajmal, Mahesh Tiwari, T. D. Rathod, Sanjay Kumar Sahu, Vandana A Pulhani   +5 more
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Evaluation of trace elements pollution in deposited dust on residential areas and agricultural lands around Pb/Zn mineral areas using modified pollution indices. [PDF]

J Environ Health Sci Eng, 2021
Barjoee SS, Abadi SZM, Elmi MR, Varaoon VT, Nikbakht M.   +4 more
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Sachet water quality and Vendors' practices in Damongo, northern Ghana during the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 using multivariate statistics, water quality and pollution indices, and panel assessment. [PDF]

Environ Chall (Amst), 2021
Amuah EEY, Bekoe EMO, Kazapoe RW, Dankwa P, Nandomah S, Douti NB, Abanyie SK, Okyere IK.   +7 more
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The environmental assessment of some heavy metals in surface soil around pelletizing industries and Ardakan steel

سلامت و محیط, 2018
Background and Objective: The establishment of pelletizing and steel industries in Ardakan suburbs has increased the pollutants such as heavy metals into the environment.
GhR Siyahati Ardakani, M Mirsanjari, HR Azimzadeh, E Solgi   +3 more
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Dataset of elemental compositions and pollution indices of soil and sediments: Nile River and delta -Egypt. [PDF]

Data Brief, 2020
Badawy WM, Duliu OG, Frontasyeva MV, El-Samman H, Mamikhin SV.   +4 more
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The pollution indices of trace elements in soils and plants close to the copper and zinc smelting works in Poland's Lower Silesia. [PDF]

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2020
Hołtra A, Zamorska-Wojdyła D.
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