Due to rapid industrialization, urbanization and intensive agriculture in India increasing
contamination of heavy metals in soil has become a major concern. An environmental …

Levels of barium, cadmium, chromium, copper, mercury and vanadium were determined by
plasma emission spectroscopy in sediments and oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in the …

Some heavy metals and trace metals reach aquatic ecosystems from natural and
anthropogenic sources, and are considered some of the most important environmental …

We assessed the concentrations of Cd, Cu, Cr, Mn, Pb, and Zn and their correlations with
organic matter in sediment cores of Lake Nanhu, an urban lake in Wuhan, China. The mean …

In Tabasco the petroleum industry pollutes soil recurrently by oil spills. We analysed Pb, V,
Ni and Cr concentrations in water samples, and total metal contents and metal fractions in …

Caudal scutes were collected from 92 Morelet's crocodiles (Crocodylus moreletii) between
May and August 2012, in three Wildlife Management and Use Units (UMAs, from its name in …

Impact of anthropogenic activities of man and his environment as a result of the growing rate
of industrialisation in Tamilnadu, India is of a great concern. The objective of this research …

This paper explores some key challenges the Mexican government may face when
implementing climate change adaptation initiatives in coastal lagoon communities in the …

The present study was carried out to assess stream sediment quality and pollution level by
major and trace elements near six abandoned barite mines in the Oban massif and Mamfe …

Chhoti Gandak river basin, situated in the Ganga Plain, is one of India's most productive
cane-sugar industrial belts. Soil and groundwater samples were collected to investigate the …