In arid regions, montane lakes are valuable water sources and play important ecological
roles. However, recent human-induced inputs of organic pollutants are threatening lake …

A short lacustrine sediment core (41 cm) from Lake Bosten in arid central Asia was used to
investigate the environmental changes that occurred in the past≈ 150 years based on the …

A boom in tourism may lead to the enrichment in heavy metals (HMs) in soils. Contamination
with HMs poses a significant threat to the security of the soil environment. In this study …

The water resources of Central Asia play an important role in maintaining the fragile balance
of ecosystems and the sustainable development of human society. However, the lack of …

Central Asia (CA) is one of the most fragile regions worldwide owing to arid climate and
accumulated human activities, and is a global hotspot due to gradually deteriorating …

In the Syr Darya River watershed, 225 samples from three different layers in 75 soil profiles
were collected from irrigated areas in three different spatial regions (I: n= 29; II: n= 17; III: n …

A geographically weighted regression and classical linear model were applied to
quantitatively reveal the factors influencing the spatial distribution of potentially toxic …

Abstract Purpose Potentially toxic elements (PTEs), particularly metallic elements, are some
of the most dangerous pollutants found in surface sediments due to their toxicity and …

This study reveals the superimposing ecological risk of chemical form and total amount of
heavy metals (HMs) and their source in the sediments of Baiyangdian Lake, also provides …