Rapid urbanisation is transforming many urban rivers by affecting their hydraulic conditions
and water quality. This process is particularly intense in some areas of the planet, where …

Industrialization processes in Giza governorate (Egypt) brings various organic and inorganic
contaminants to surface and ground waters therein. Arable lands located nearby these …

Featured Application This study provides new insights into the methodologies to pursue
cadmium detection in cacao soils during field tests. This is critical as a first step to produce …

The current study evaluated the contamination level of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and
their associated risk in street dust in the vicinity of Mahd Ad Dhahab gold mine, KSA. 25 …

The composition of urban dust can affect the health of urban populations, making it
necessary to study its elemental composition and its sources. Our objectives were: a) to …

Previous studies indicated serious soil arsenic (As) pollution of large spatial extent related to
tungsten mining. We performed systematic analyses of magnetic parameters and As …

Soil contamination linked to abandoned lead–zinc mining wastes represents a serious
environmental hazard of worldwide concern, raising the need for cost-effective tools to …

Magnetic susceptibility (MS) is commonly used as a proxy for industrial pollution in natural
sediments or as a proxy for the percentage of detrital components in peat or carbonates. The …

Cadmium is one of the non-essential metals that have toxic effects on aquatic organisms,
including diatoms. Diatoms play significant important roles in the aquatic environment …

Mining activity at Taxco produces seven mining waste deposits, which are problematic for
the health of the community and for the environment in general. This study targets the …