Exponential industrialization and rapid urbanization have resulted in contamination of soil by metals from anthropogenic sources in Dongguan, China. The aims of this research were to determine the concentration and distribution of various metals (arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn)) in soils and identify their potential heal...

Sediment compositions and trace element (Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr, Fe, Mn, As, Hg) concentrations were analyzed to assess the sediment quality factors affecting elements’ concentration in Ha Tinh province’s coastal sediments. Results revealed that of elements sediments was generally lower than other areas Vietnam. The significantly positive correlation fine composition with Cu, Fe indicated silt clay cou...

Heavy metal contents in road dust have been an important indicator of heavy pollution arising from traffic-related activities. In this study, 108 samples were collected four locations Hong Kong, namely Kwai Hing (industrial area), Sau Mau Ping (residential Sai Kung and Tai Lam (rural over a one-year period analysed for zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd),...

The aim of this study is to determine the anthropogenic effects in lake Gala Thrace Region and make an ecological risk analysis as a result these effects. Based on multi-element analyzes samples collected from by Grab Core method, using ICP-MS, which frequently used calculation sediment pollution studies; Ecological lakes with statistical such Enrichment Factor (EF), Contamination (CF), Geoaccu...

Radiochemical and elemental analysis of clay soils collected from different locations within Ekiti State have been performed in this study using gamma and XRF spectrometric measurements. The results of this study show that the mean concentrations of uranium ranged from 2.2 ± 1.0 mg/kg to 3.2 ± 1.1 mg/kg, that of thorium ranged from 4.0 ± 0.5 mg/kg to 5.7 ± 1.7 mg/kg, while potasium presented in...

the lipid accumulation product is a novel, safe and inexpensive index of central lipid over accumulation based on waist circumference and fasting concentration of circulating triglycerides. this study was designed to investigate the ability of lipid accumulation product to predict cardio-metabolic risk factors in postmenopausal women. in this cross-sectional study, 264 postmenopausal women by u...

Mercury (Hg) has been used for millennia in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) to extract from ore as an amalgam that is heated recover gold. Since there hardly any sustainable technology can be it, the vast percentage of released Hg finds its way into environment. Currently, ASGM largest source mercury pollution on Earth. listed among top 10 most harmful metals by World Health Organi...

soil contamination in the vicinity of the abandoned lakan lead and zinc mine was studied. the results showed that over the past decades, the environmental pollution was caused by lead, zinc tailings dam and acid mine drainage. the average of lead, zinc, cadmium, copper and nickel is 1295, 4273, 27, 185 and 92 mg/kg, respectively in the soils of tailings dam. these metals were continuously dispe...