Smelting activity by its very nature produces large amounts of metal-bearing waste, often
called metallurgical slag (s). In the past, industry used to dispose of these waste products at …

Mining activities can result in serious contamination of soil by heavy metal (loid) s. In this
study, the sources and spatial distribution of metal (loid) s, and the risks to public health from …

The use of lead as an additive in petrol resulted in more than 240,000 tonnes of lead being
emitted to the Australian environment over a 70-year period from 1932, until lead additives …

The sorption of aqueous lead on carbonate-hydroxyapatite (CHAp) is a complicated non-
homogeneous solid/water reaction, which from the kinetic point of view has two stages. In …

This study was conducted to investigate the distribution, bioaccessibility, and
phytoavailability of heavy metal (loids) in long-term contaminated soils within the vicinity of a …

China has considered different environmental management measures (EMMs) in mining
areas. However, their effects remain unclarified. In this study, the achievements and …

This study examines current soil contamination in an Australian industrial city, Newcastle.
Public (roadside verges and parks) and private (homes) surface soils (n= 170) contained …

We compared high-precision lead isotopic ratios in deciduous teeth and environmental
samples to evaluate sources of lead in 10 children from six houses in a primary zinc-lead …

The Wnt signaling pathway is essential for the development of diverse tissues during
embryogenesis. Signal transduction is activated by the binding of Wnt proteins to the type I …

Lead has been mined at Mount Isa, Queensland since the 1930s. The city of Mount Isa is
located from 0.5 to 2 km to the east of the mine lease and is divided by the Leichhardt River …