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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Investigation of heavy metals concentration in soil around a PbZn mine and ecological risk assessment

AH Baghaie, F Aghili - Environmental health engineering and …, 2019 - ehemj.com
Background: Soil pollution with heavy metals seriously threatens soil quality, food safety,
and human health. This study was conducted to determine the soil pollution level and …

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 …

Analysis, spatial distribution and ecological risk assessment of arsenic and some heavy metals of agricultural soils, case study: South of Iran

P Sabet Aghlidi, M Cheraghi, B Lorestani… - … of Environmental Health …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose In this study, rates of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead and zinc contents
in agricultural soils from Eghlid County, south of Iran, were determined to assess the soil …

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 …

Distribution and health risk assessment of heavy metals in soil surrounding a lead and zinc smelting plant in Zanjan, Iran

A Jamal, MA Delavar, A Naderi, N Nourieh… - … and Ecological Risk …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
One of the problematic issues in soil pollution studies is heavy metal particles which are
produced by mines and smelting units and spread through wind action and/or runoff …