Rapid industrialization and urbanization during recent decades are having dramatic effects
on urban soil properties and lead to large discharges of pollutants, which inevitably affect …

This review compiled the data from recent actual and simulation studies on toxic emissions
from open burning and categorized into sources, broadly as biomass and anthropogenic …

This study investigated the extent of heavy metal accumulation in leaf vegetables and
associated potential health risks in agricultural areas of the Pearl River Delta (PRD), South …

Environmental pollution due to uncontrolled e-waste recycling activities has been reported
in a number of locations of China. In the present study, metal pollution to the surrounding …

Heavy metal contamination of soils resulting from mining and smelting is causing major
concern due to the potential risk involved. This study was designed to investigate the heavy …

The levels of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in 24 soil and 12
wild chard samples collected in Tarragona County (Catalonia, Spain), an area with an …

Food safety is an important issue in the world. This study assessed the health risk for the
Chinese public when consuming vegetables grown in China, based on 1335 data records …

The concentration, distribution, profile and possible source of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil were studied in Guiyu, an electronic waste (E-waste) recycling …

The distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediments from rivers and
canals adjoining some oil exploration sites in the Niger Delta and surface soils from host …

Anthropogenic activities may lead to increased levels of heavy metals in soil environment
and to reduced environmental quality. In this study concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Co …