Purpose This review of sediment source fingerprinting assesses the current state-of-the-art,
remaining challenges and emerging themes. It combines inputs from international scientists …

Environmental risks affecting oxbow lakes are a global concern, encompassing habitat loss,
declining water quality, and biodiversity decline. This review focuses on African oxbow …

This study evaluates water quality, concentrations and health risks of heavy metals (HMs) in
eight major lakes in Kenya namely Naivasha, Elementaita, Nakuru, Baringo, Bogoria …

The transport of sediments in surface waters is a natural process involving the relocation of
the sediments themselves and the nutrients, pollutants and radionuclides associated with …

The article is devoted to the study of the content of heavy metals in the bottom sediments of
the estuary of the Pechora River, which is the largest river in the European Arctic of Russia …

The current study highlights the impacts of mining and ore processing activities on the
environment and human health in a south Mediterranean area of southern Tunisia. A …

Forty-three surface sediment samples were collected in September 2019 from Tasaul Lake
(Black Sea coast, Romania) to examine the metal distribution patterns, assess the level of …

Heavy metals contamination in freshwater ecosystems has drawn attention worldwide. It is
necessary to investigate heavy metals content and assess their ecological risk in order to …

Abstract Lake Naivasha, Kenya's second-largest freshwater body is a wetland of
international ecological importance and currently subjected to unprecedented …

The ice cover in winter as a physical barrier and duration would profoundly impact on
changes in endogenous metal loading, migration, and transformation. Although a gradual …