Toxic heavy metals pollution in urban soil has become a major global issue due to its
adverse effects on the environment and human health. In this paper, 26 soil samples were …

Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are metallic chemicals with densities that are higher than
that of water. Water pollution by PTEs due to the discharge of untreated pharmaceutical …

Groundwater contamination by nitrate and heavy metals is a growing global concern due to
its detrimental effects on human health through ingestion and dermal exposure. This study …

Understanding the source-specific human health risk of soil potential toxicity elements
(PTEs) for human is beneficial for pollution control and risk prevention. Multivariate statistics …

This study evaluates health risks associated with Arsenic due to mining activities in parts of
North-central Nigeria. 306 samples of soil, water and guinea corn were collected for analysis …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The increasing population and anthropogenic activities
in coastal areas affects the presence of mercury in coastal waters. Therefore, this study aims …

This study investigated potentially toxic elements (PTEs) pollution in groundwater across the
Maros karst area. The groundwater quality was evaluated using three indexing methods, the …

Soil contamination soils of by heavy metals (HMs) poses serious threats to the soil
environment and enters the human body through exposure pathways such as ingestion and …

This study aims at exploring size distribution, meteorological influence and uncertainty for
source-specific risks of atmospheric particulate matter (PM), which can improve risk …

Globally, shallow aquifer groundwater (GW) has been severely affected in recent decades
for both geogenic and anthropogenic reasons. The hydro-geochemical characteristics of the …