Effects of heavy metals/metalloids and soil properties on microbial communities in farmland in the vicinity of a metals smelter

X Hu, J Wang, Y Lv, X Liu, J Zhong, X Cui… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microorganisms play a fundamental role in biogeochemical cycling and are highly sensitive
to environmental factors, including the physiochemical properties of the soils and the …

Contamination and source apportionment of metals in urban road dust (Jinan, China) integrating the enrichment factor, receptor models (FA-NNC and PMF), local …

X Wang, E Liu, M Yan, S Zheng, Y Fan, Y Sun… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Contamination and source identifications of metals in urban road dust are critical for
remediation and health protection. Receptor models are commonly used for metal source …

Geochemical baseline establishment and ecological risk evaluation of heavy metals in greenhouse soils from Dongtai, China

K Tian, B Huang, Z Xing, W Hu - Ecological indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Currently, heavy metal (HM) contamination in greenhouse soils is a significant concern due
to the rapid expansion of greenhouse agriculture. However, it is difficult to accurately assess …

Heavy metal (loid) s in the topsoil of urban parks in Beijing, China: Concentrations, potential sources, and risk assessment

L Liu, Q Liu, J Ma, H Wu, Y Qu, Y Gong, S Yang… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban parks play an important role in the urban ecosystem and are also used by residents
for recreation. The environmental quality of urban park soils might influence human health …

Assessment of trace element pollution in northern and western Iranian agricultural soils: a review

M Jalali, V Antoniadis, S Najafi - Environmental Monitoring and …, 2021 - Springer
The pollution of Iranian agricultural soils with trace elements (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb,
and Zn) was assessed and compared with other agricultural soils around the world …

The ecological risk, source identification, and pollution assessment of heavy metals in road dust: a case study in Rafsanjan, SE Iran

M Mirzaei Aminiyan, M Baalousha, R Mousavi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Heavy metal (HM) contamination in road dust is a potential environmental and human health
threat. The sources, concentrations, spatial distribution, and ecological risk of As, Cd, Cu, Cr …

Analysis, spatial distribution and ecological risk assessment of arsenic and some heavy metals of agricultural soils, case study: South of Iran

P Sabet Aghlidi, M Cheraghi, B Lorestani… - … of Environmental Health …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose In this study, rates of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead and zinc contents
in agricultural soils from Eghlid County, south of Iran, were determined to assess the soil …

Assessment of potentially toxic element pollution in soils and related health risks in 271 cities across China

B Hu, S Shao, H Ni, Z Fu, M Huang, Q Chen… - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Potentially toxic element (PTE) pollution has been extensively studied at a local and
regional scale in China. However, further research needs to be conducted at a national …

Comparison of interpolation methods for the estimation of groundwater contamination in Andimeshk-Shush Plain, Southwest of Iran

R Mirzaei, M Sakizadeh - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016 - Springer
Selection of appropriate interpolation methods for the conversion of discrete samples into
continuous maps is a controversial issue in the environmental researches. The main …

A proposal of “core enzyme” bioindicator in long-term Pb-Zn ore pollution areas based on topsoil property analysis

JS Yang, FL Yang, Y Yang, GL Xing, CP Deng… - Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
To study the effects of long-term mining activities on the agricultural soil quality of Mengnuo
town in Yunnan province, China, the heavy metal and soil enzyme activities of soil samples …