ZM Gusiatin, D Kulikowska, B Klik - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Soil quality is seriously reduced due to chemical pollution, including heavy metal (HM) pollution. To meet quality standards, polluted soils must be remediated. Soil washing/soil …
S Mwelwa, D Chungu, F Tailoka… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although mining is Zambia's major economic activity, it is implicated in environmental contamination, particularly with heavy metals. This study investigated the accumulation and …
Arsenic Contamination in the World: an International Sourcebook provides a global compendium of cited arsenic occurrences in the world as they affect public health. This book …
Childhood lead poisoning is a serious public health concern worldwide. Blood lead levels exceeding 5 μg dL− 1 are considered elevated. In Kabwe, the capital of Zambia's Central …
One of the most serious environmental issues related to mining industry in Morocco and elsewhere around the world, is the pollution from abandoned mine sites. Mine wastes cause …
Zinc plant leach residues (ZPLRs) are hazardous solid wastes generated from zinc metal production owing to their substantial contents of lead (Pb), a toxic heavy metal. This study …
Abstract Lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) are toxic metals that exist ubiquitously in the environment. Children in polluted areas are particularly vulnerable to metal exposure, where …
V Ettler, D Štěpánek, M Mihaljevič, P Drahota… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The former Pb–Zn mining town of Kabwe in central Zambia is ranked amongst the worst polluted areas both in Africa and in the world. The fine dust particles from the ISF and …
In 2016, farmed milkfish (Chanos chanos) from Tanzania mainland (Mtwara), and Zanzibar islands (Pemba and Unguja) and wild milkfish and mullet (Mugil cephalus) from the Indian …