The direct disposal of industrial effluents into the aquatic system is considered as a
significant environmental hazard in many countries. Because of poisonous chemicals …

Identifying the bioavailability and release-desorption mechanism of heavy metals (HMs) in
soil is critical to understand the release risk of HMs. Simultaneously, the mechanistic …

For the first time, background quality guidelines have been developed for lake sediments
along the Yangtze River. Evolution Rules of watershed environment in Eastern China were …

This paper presents the state and spatial distribution of surface sediment contamination of
77 lakes in Poland by Cr, Ni, Cd, Pb, Zn, and Cu. The analyzed lakes were located within a …

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) strongly influences the solid-liquid partitioning and
migration characteristics of heavy metals, yet little is known about the metal distribution and …

Contamination and risk assessments generally ignore the potential bias in results caused by
the variation of background values at different spatial scales due to the spatial heterogeneity …

Fly ash from municipal waste incineration contains large amounts of hazardous trace
elements. In this study, the total contents and chemical forms of 13 hazardous trace …

Mangroves bear enormous ecosystem value, while the ecosystems are facing increasing
environmental pressures. In this study, 73 samples of soil sediments in mangroves, paddy …

Co-combustion in coal-fired power plants is one of the main methods to dispose of municipal
sewage sludge (MSS). The high heavy metals content of MSS increases the ecological risk …

Comprehensively understand the distribution of pollutants in the multi-media environment at
basin scale is of major importance to the ecological risk assessment and pollution control. In …