Heavy metal (loid) s (HMs) accumulation in agricultural soils, rice, and wheat is of particular
concern in China, while the status and spatio-temporal distribution of HMs in the soil-crops …

The contamination of urban soils can affect the health of people living in urban areas, and
the surrounding ecosystems. Urbanization in China has taken place at an unprecedented …

Climate change and landscape transformation have led to rapid expansion of peri-urban
areas globally, representing new 'laboratories' for the study of human–nature relationships …

Metal contamination in the urban soil in the industrial city of Ghaziabad district was
investigated. Spatial distribution of Cu, Cr, Pb, Cd, Zn, Mn, Fe and Ni in the urban soil was …

Soils samples collected during different geochemical surveys of the city of Kajaran located
near the biggest Cu-Mo mining area in Armenia were subjected to the multivariate …

We conducted an investigation to identify the sources of metals in urban surface soils, and to
assess the associated human health risks, around the Tanggu chemical industrial district …

Due to the rapid urbanization and industrialization that has occurred in China over the last
few decades, metals have been continuously emitted into the urban environment and now …

Urban soils of 32 Indian cities were collected from literature-based data for the period of
2001–2019 to measure the contamination levels of six heavy metals including arsenic (As) …

The present study was performed at a heavy-traffic affected soil to examine the efficacy of
bioaccumulation and translocation potentials of heavy metals by the naturally growing weed …

Soils in urban areas have versatile functions, and their ecological services, especially the
ability to buffer and purify pollutants, are very much needed. However, the formation and …