Appraisal of metallic pollution and ecological risks in agricultural soils of Alborz province, Iran, employing contamination indices and multivariate statistical analyses

A Heidari, V Kumar, A Keshavarzi - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The current study was done to evaluate the pH, electrical conductivity, bulk density, sand,
silt, clay, available K and P, organic carbon, Zn, Cu, Mn, and Fe in agricultural soils of Alborz …

Ecological risk assessment and source apportionment of heavy metal contamination in agricultural soils of Northeastern Iran

A Keshavarzi, V Kumar - International journal of environmental …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The present work was designed to study the pH, sand, silt, clay, lime, organic carbon (OC),
cation exchange capacity and heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Cu and Zn) in agricultural soils of …

Comprehensive Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Topsoil and Their Risks to Human Health and Ecosystem in Zanjan Mineral Province, Western Iran

M Abadi, A Zamani, Y Khosravi, S Homayouni - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2023 - Springer
In total, 357 soil samples of six metals across the Province of Zanjan in northwest Iran were
collected and analyzed. To assess the heavy metal pollution, the spatial distribution …

Geochemical determination and pollution assessment of heavy metals in agricultural soils of south western of Iran

M Ahmadi, R Akhbarizadeh, NJ Haghighifard… - … of Environmental Health …, 2019 - Springer
Soil contamination with heavy metals due to the application of fertilizers and biocides in
agricultural activities is a potential threat for human health through the food chain. The …

Assessment of heavy metal pollution and human health risks assessment in soils around an industrial zone in Neyshabur, Iran

AA Mohammadi, A Zarei, M Esmaeilzadeh… - Biological trace element …, 2020 - Springer
Heavy metal pollution of soils in industrial zones continues to attract attention because of its
potential human health risks. The present research is an attempt to assess the pollution …

Spatial distribution and potential ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in agricultural soils of Northeastern Iran

A Keshavarzi, V Kumar - Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Illustrating the spatial distribution and potential sources of soil properties, and heavy metals,
viz., Fe, Zn, Mn, and Cu, are the vital prerequisites for decreasing their pollution. The 68 …

Environmental monitoring and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in farmland soils

S Rostami, H Kamani, S Shahsavani… - Human and Ecological …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to investigate the concentration of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn,
and As) and assess their ecological risk in agricultural soils of Kamfiruz district, Fras, Iran …

Potential ecological risk assessment of heavy metals (trace elements) in coastal soils of southwest Iran

E Hamid, K Payandeh, MT Karimi Nezhad… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Heavy metal pollution has become one of the most important threats that can endanger the
health of animals, the environment, and humans. The present study was performed to …

Heavy metals contamination and human health risk assessment in soils of an industrial area, Bandar Abbas–South Central Iran

T Moghtaderi, S Mahmoudi, A Shakeri… - … and Ecological Risk …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to determine the contamination level, distribution, health risk
and potential sources of Cr, Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu, Ni and As in 66 topsoil samples from industrial …

Health risk assessment of trace elements (Pb, Cd, Cu, Fe) in agricultural soil in Kerman City, Southeast of Iran

R Abedi Sarvestani, M Aghasi, H Niknejad - Natural Hazards, 2024 - Springer
Among environmental pollutants, trace elements are of particular importance due to their
non-degradability and physiological effects on living organisms even at low concentrations …