Heavy metal (loid) s (HMs) play an important role in economic development since they are
used in various branches of industry. However, all industrial activities emit HMs into the …

Urban soils pollution by trace elements arouses the growing interest in China. The aim of
this study was to assess urban soil pollution by As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn in China …

In this study, 103 water, agricultural soil, and crops irrigated with wastewater or tube-well
water were collected, and their heavy metal content was evaluated using inductively …

Industrialization and advancements in agriculture are increasingly the cause of
environmental concerns and need to be addressed. This study was carried out at four …

In 1976, a tailing dam collapse accident at the Xingping Lead–Zinc Mine in Guangxi
Province, China, led to the spillage of mining wastewater and sludge into downstream …

Elevated levels of metal (loid) s in soil may pose potential threats to the ecosystem and can
be harmful for human health. The concentrations of As, Cd, Pb, Cr and Ni were determined …

Riverine sediments are important reservoirs of heavy metals, representing both historical
and contemporary anthropogenic activity within the watershed. This review has been …

Heavy metal (loid) s (HM) contaminations in the soil poses threats to the human and
ecological community due to their bioaccumulation, toxicity, and persistent nature in the …

To assess heavy metal pollution and human health risk, a total of 28 topsoil samples were
collected during four seasons from seven agricultural soil sites near a famous smelter in …

Soil heavy metal pollution can be a serious threat to human health and the environment. The
accurate mapping of the spatial distribution of soil heavy metal pollutant concentrations …