Establishing geochemical background concentrations to distinguish the natural background
from anthropogenic concentrations of heavy metals in sediments and soils is necessary to …

Dust is a phenomenon occurring in most parts of the world causing financial loss and
adverse environmental effects and impacts. Many parameters are involved in dust …

Grasslands provide a range of valuable ecosystem services, but they are also particularly
fragile ecosystems easily threatened by human activities, such as long-term open-pit mining …

Fine sediment source fingerprinting techniques have been widely applied in agricultural
river catchments. Successful source discrimination in agricultural environments depends on …

The potential threat of heavy metals to human health has led to many studies on permissible
levels of these elements in soils. The objective of this study was to establish quality …

Heavy metal pollution can result in the degradation of the soil, air and water bodies' quality
affecting the health of all living organism. We analyze the spatial distribution of the …

Purpose Recent sediment fingerprinting research has shown the sensitivity of source
apportionment results to data treatments, tracer number, and mixing model type. In light of …

Concentration quality reference value (QRV) concentrations are calculated based on the
background of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in their natural state, absent from human …

Solid mine wastes characterization is important for understanding their chemical
composition, as well as potential ecological and health risks, although limited empirical data …

The chemical composition of surface geological materials may cause metabolic changes
and promote endemic diseases (eg, oncological, gastrointestinal, neurological or …