Abstract 'Background'is the concentration of metals in pristine sediment, unaltered by human
activity and 'enrichment'is the extent present-day sediment metal concentrations exceed pre …

The present study was conducted to assess the pollution level and distribution of heavy
metals and their ecological and health risk in sediments of the Rupsa River, Bangladesh …

The concentrations and sources of heavy metals in shallow sediments in Lake Bafa were
investigated. The concentrations of nine heavy metals and the total organic carbon content …

River water and sediment embody environmental characteristics that give valuable eco-
environmental information. Due to rapid industrialization, the aquatic environment of any …

The concentration and chemical fractionation of globally alarming six heavy metals (Cr, Ni,
Cu, As, Cd and Pb) were measured in surface water and sediment of an urban river in …

Heavy metal pollution in sediment resources may pose serious threat to ecosystem and
human health through food web. In this study, surface sediment samples of 10 stations along …

This study investigates trace elements and PAHs content in road dust of Isfahan metropolis,
central Iran. The mean concentrations of As, Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sb and Zn are 22.15, 2.14 …

Heavy metal concentrations in sediments of the Kurang stream: a principal feeding tributary
of the Rawal Lake Reservoir were investigated using enrichment factor (EF) …

In this study a total of 30 street dusts and 10 surface soils were collected in the central district
of Tehran and analyzed for major potentially toxic metals. Street dust was found to be greatly …

The sediment pollution caused by different metals has attracted a great deal of attention
because of the toxicity, persistence, and bio-accumulation. This study focuses on heavy …