Recently, surface soils of remote or protected areas, that receive pollutants from the
surroundings or in situ activities through dry and wet deposition, exceed the baseline …

Abstract Purpose The Cd and Hg contents in soils can be elevated due to coal mining. To
estimate the effects of these two heavy metals on soil enzymes and the key microbial …

Determining the levels and spatial distribution of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) is
essential in designing mitigating strategies to remediate contaminated areas. Efficient …

Heavy metal poisoning of soil from oil spills causes serious environmental problems
worldwide. Various causes and effects of heavy metal pollution in the soil environment are …

The 41 pedons from weathered clastic sedimentary rocks were selected to assess the parent
material and soil profile uniformity. The results can help to divide argillic horizon and identify …

Soil leaching tests are commonly used to evaluate the leachability of hazardous materials,
such as heavy metals, from the soil. Batch leaching tests often enhance soil colloidal …

Hyperaccumulators can accumulate high amounts of specific metals and have been widely
used to remediate metal polluted soil. However, organic acid secretion and soil acidification …

Although bats are responsible for many ecosystem services on which humans depend, they
are frequently exposed to multiple anthropogenic stressors. Heavy metal (HM) exposure is …

The sedimentary basins of Recôncavo and Tucano, Bahia, represent the most important
Brazilian Phanerozoic continental basin system, formed during fracturing of Gondwana. The …

According to the List of Hazardous Substances of the Agency of the Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR 2017), some metallic elements such as Pb or Cd are still …