Lake sediments constitute natural archives of past environmental changes. Historically,
research has focused mainly on generating regional climate records, but records of human …

In the last three decades, the industrial and human activities in the coastal area of Saudi
Arabia have increased dramatically and resulted in the continuous invasion of different types …

Metal-rich fumes emitted during ore smelting contribute to widespread anthropogenic
contamination. Environmental archives (such as lake sediments) record fallouts deposited …

Tree bark has been shown to be a useful biomonitor of past air quality because it
accumulates atmospheric particulate matter (PM) in its outermost structure. Trace element …

Activated carbon cloth (ACC) coated with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) have been
used as electrodes in flow-by capacitive deionization (CDI) system. Aqueous solution of …

Nickel may enter the environment from both natural and anthropogenic sources. In terms of
potential toxicity, anthropogenic emissions of Ni are more important than natural emissions …

Heavy metals which pollute aquatic environments typically bond with bottom sediments and
the analysis of the spatial distribution of metals allows to assess the geochemical purity of …

Lakes are inland body of water of considerable size. India is an agro-based country and the
water bodies including lakes, river, ponds are utilized for irrigation. Lakes significantly acts …

Eight heavy metals including Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Hg, and Pb were investigated in surface
water and sediments from a river-connected and a river-disconnected lakes (East Dongting …

High-resolution geochemical analysis of a 6-m-long sediment core from Zoñar Lake,
southern Spain, provides a detailed characterization of major changes in lake and …