Soil contamination and health risk assessment from heavy metals exposure near mining area in Bac Kan province, Vietnam

TS Tran, VC Dinh, TAH Nguyen, KW Kim - … geochemistry and health, 2022 - Springer
Mining activities in Vietnam have resulted in potential heavy metals contamination, which
unfavorably influences soil quality and represents a risk to human health. This study was …

Ecological and probabilistic human health risk assessment of heavy metal (loid) s in river sediments affected by mining activities in Ecuador

S Jiménez-Oyola, MJ García-Martínez… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Gold mining is a significant source of metal (loid) s released into the environment. It is an
issue of concern due to the potential adverse health effects associated with exposure to toxic …

Source apportionment and potential ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in soils on a large scale in China

Q Xu, J Wang, W Shi - Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2023 - Springer
The properties and sources of soil heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd, As, Hg, Cr, and Ni) need to
be comprehensively analyzed to take effective steps to control and reduce soil pollutants. In …

Potentially toxic elements in weathered waste-rocks of Fushun western opencast mine: distribution, source identification, and contamination assessment

L Li, B Zhang, B Jiang, Y Zhao, G Qian, X Hu - … Geochemistry and Health, 2022 - Springer
To understand the current status of the contamination of potentially toxic elements (PTEs)
after closing the Fushun Western Opencast Mine, this study has focused on the …

Assessment of heavy metals' pollutions and potential risks associated to the rocks of Pouma subdivision-Cameroon

PL Degbe, CJ Guembou Shouop, D Bongue… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The present study aimed to assess the ecological and health risks of the Pouma rock
samples. Twenty-three (23) trace element concentrations were evaluated. The …