Heavy metal pollution is a global problem although its sources and trends differ by region
and time. To data, no published research has reported heavy metal pollution in global rivers …

Urbanisation leads to dramatic changes in regional land use, which significantly affects
habitat quality. Research on the coupling coordination relationship between urbanisation …

The objective of this study was to investigate heavy metal contamination in four major
vegetable bases and determine the health risks of residents in the vicinity of the highly …

As the largest tributary flowing into Chaohu Lake, China, the Hangbu–Fengle River (HFR)
has an important impact on the aquatic environment security of the lake. However, existing …

Heavy metal (HM) pollution of river sediments is one of the most important problems
encountered in the aquatic environments. The purpose of this study was to determine …

Five sediment cores (S1− S5) were collected from the Shima River to determine the
bioavailability of trace metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Zn) using the modified European …

Purpose Riverine sediments are an important component of the aquatic environment as they
play an essential role in influencing its eco-environmental functions. Sediments may serve …

The paper presents the results of a study of heavy metals (HMs) concentrations in six
retention reservoirs located in the lowland area of western Poland. The objectives of this …

Rapid urbanization and drastic land-use change have led to landscape fragmentation and
ecological environment deterioration in the regions along the Grand Canal. Building an …

Identifying the mobilization mechanisms and predicting the potential toxicity risk of metals in
sediment are essential to contamination remediation in river basins. In this study, a …