In the last decades, agricultural soil pollution by heavy metals has been extensively
investigated in China. However, nearly all studies were field monitoring in small regions …

Research about farmland pollution by heavy metals/metalloids in China has drawn growing
attention. However, there was rare information on spatiotemporal evolution and pollution …

Soil heavy metal pollution has been becoming serious and widespread in China. To date,
there are few studies assessing the nationwide soil heavy metal pollution induced by …

A total of 713 research papers about field monitor experiments of heavy metals in farmland
and urban soils in China, published from 2000 to 2019, were obtained. A meta-analysis was …

A national-scale inventory of heavy metal inputs is essential to understand the current
situation of contribution and spatial heterogeneity of heavy metal sources in China …

Increasing metal pollution has drawn broad public attention in China due to severe
environmental quality deterioration. However, so far, there has been no study to survey …

Background. The concentrations of heavy metals in soil and potential risks to the
environment and public health are receiving increased attention in China. Objectives. The …

We investigated concentrations of Hg, Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu, As, Ni, and Cr in samples of soil,
cereal, and vegetables from Yangzhong district, China. Compared to subsoils, the sampled …

While the spatial distributions of heavy metals in farmland soil of China have been
comprehensively delineated, their temporal trends are rarely investigated but are important …

Background. China has undergone a rapid industrial revolution and urbanization during the
past three decades. This expansion is largely responsible for the release of a large amount …