The Yanbu industrial city along the Red Sea coast includes industries associated with crude
oil and natural gas production and refining and support industries that produce …

The coastal area of Suva, Fiji is exposed to high degree of metals input from different
sources such as land-based industrial activities like metal fabrication and construction, paint …

Heavy metals (HMs) in soil are some of the most serious pollutants due to their toxicity and
nonbiodegradability. Especially across large-scale areas affected by industry, the complexity …

The majority of rivers in the world have been dammed, and over 45,000 large reservoirs
have been constructed for multiple purposes. Riparian and reservoir shorelines are the two …

Urban river pollution is considered a 'necessary evil'consequence of disproportionate
developmental expansion in metropolises. Unprecedented expansion and anthropic …

Background Improper waste disposal is responsible for the contamination of both surface
and ground water resources. Heavy metals leached from improperly disposed solid waste …

The study aimed to determine eight hazardous heavy metals in surface water and sediment
samples collected from the Naf River, Shah Porir Dwip (estuary), and mostly around Saint …

The occurrence, ecological risk, and source of heavy metals in the Liaohe River Protected
Area from the watershed of the Bohai Sea were investigated. The maximum concentrations …

Staring Bay has long been used by the local community for fisheries and fishing activities;
however, the rapid population growth and industrial activities around the bay in recent years …

The aim of this study was to determine the extent of metal pollutions and the identification of
their major sources in the vicinity of the Sangan iron mine occurring in NE Iran. Soil samples …