Metalloids are released into the environment due to the erosion of the rocks or
anthropogenic activities, causing problems for human health in different world regions …

Metal vanadate (MVO 4) and graphitic carbon nitride (gC 3 N 4) semiconductor materials
have attracted much interest due to their tremendous physicochemical and photocatalytic …

Arsenic (As) is classified as a Class A human carcinogen and has gained a substantial
attention in recent years owing to its high levels currently observed in the environment and …

Non-ferrous metal smelting activities have always been considered as one of the foremost
anthropogenic sources of potentially toxic elements (PTEs). The enrichment factor (EF) and …

A total of 321 surface soil samples were collected from Huilai County, Guangdong Province,
Southern China. Concentrations of 12 metals (Cr, Hg, As, Pb, Ni, Cd, Cu, Zn, Sb, Sn, Ti, and …

Coastal interface is the most active in the global element cycling, linking the terrestrial and
ocean ecosystem. However, little attention is paid to the ecological risk of multiple heavy …

Wood vinegar, a by-product of wood pyrolysis, is mostly discarded. Wood vinegar has a
phytotoxic effect and could be potentially used as a naturally derived herbicide for weed …

The estimation of geochemical background is complex in areas impacted by point sources of
atmospheric emissions due to unknowns about pollutant dispersion, persistence of …

Abstract Effects of pH, As species, and Fe/Mn minerals on the fractions of adsorbed As in
aquifer sediments were evaluated. Kinetic data showed that As adsorption was controlled by …

Abstract Approximately 20,000 tonnes of arsenic (As)-bearing emissions from roasting gold
(Au)-bearing arsenopyrite ore were aerially released from 1949 to 1999 at Giant Mine, near …