Since their introduction in the late 1970s, sequential extraction procedures have
experienced a rapid increase in use. They are now applied for a large number of potentially …

An estimated 23 million people live on floodplains affected by potentially dangerous
concentrations of toxic waste derived from past and present metal mining activity. We …

Thirty five bottom sediment samples were collected in a grid pattern from Wadi Al-Arab Dam.
The present study focuses on the levels of Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Cd, total organic matter (TOM) …

The magnitude and ecological relevance of metal pollution of the middle Po river deriving
from the River Lambro tributary was investigated by applying different (complementary) …

The current study was conducted to assess the level and spatial distribution of metal
pollution in surface water, soil, and sediment samples from the Arieș River basin, located in …

The characterization of the concentration, chemical speciation and source of heavy metals in
soils is an imperative for pollution monitoring and the potential risk assessment of the metals …

Twenty water samples from a river system in southern Caspian Sea basin werecollected and
analyzed for physicochemical parameters and metals (Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Pb, Ni andMn). In …

A sediment core collected from coastal zone near the Qiao Island in the Pearl River Estuary
was analyzed for total metal concentrations, chemical partitioning, and physico-chemical …

Hard-rock mining for metals, such as gold, silver, copper, zinc, iron and others, is recognized
to have a significant impact on the environmental media, soil and water, in particular. Toxic …

This paper revealed that the level of certain potentially toxic elements (PTEs) can be
reflected in stream and terrace sediments from Harşit Stream in Northeast Turkey. The …