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Assessment of some potentially harmful elements and their associated health risk in stream sediments of rural gold-mining communities in Southwestern Nigeria
The impact of potentially harmful elements in stream sediments around active and abandoned artisanal gold-mining communities in Nigeria was assessed...
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A quantitative assessment of pollution from potentially toxic elements in groundwater and the accompanying health risks
Groundwater contamination with potentially toxic elements presents a severe threat to human life because of their toxicity, bio-accumulative nature,...
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Map** of potentially toxic elements in the urban topsoil of St. Petersburg (Russia) using regression kriging and random forest algorithms
The world's largest cities are characterized by environmental pollution, which endangers human health and biological species. Therefore,...
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Status, spatial distribution, and health risk assessment of potentially harmful element from road dust in steel industry city, China
A total of forty-five road dust samples were collected from a steel industry city in China and analyzed for Cr, Ni, Cu, Cd, and Pb. The results...
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Seasonal variations of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in drinking water and health risk assessment via Monte Carlo simulation and Sobol sensitivity analysis in southern Iran's largest city
The escalating concern over the presence and health implications of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in drinking water has underscored the need for...
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Potentially Toxic Elements in Urban Dust of **ing City, China: Pollution Characteristics and Source Identification
AbstractIn **ing, 306 gridded sited urban dust samples were collected from residential, educational and park area on windowsills or building...
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A review on low-cost adsorbent (biochar) for the elimination of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) from contaminated water
Nowadays, biochar is regarded as a potential agent for the removal of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) which are the major cause of concern for the...
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Accumulation of Potentially Hazardous Elements in Water of a Significant Reservoir in Marmara Region of Türkiye
Reservoirs are significant lacustrine freshwater habitats built for various purposes such as drinking water supply, irrigation and flood protection....
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An integration of health risk indices and statistical techniques to appraise the associated human risks and source apportionment of potentially toxic elements in roadside soils
The study was conducted to analyse the potentially toxic elements (PTEs) (Fe, Cu, Co, Mn, Zn, Ni, Cr, Se, Cd, As and Pb), and pH, phosphorus and...
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Water quality and health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in water of Samsun Rivers of the Mid-Black Sea, Turkey
In this study, six rivers exposed to important agricultural and industrial discharges were selected in Samsun, the region of Mid-Black Sea region....
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The level of PM2.5 and potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in PM2.5 in the indoor air of urban schools: systematic review-meta-analysis
Exposure to PM 2.5 can cause various diseases, including allergies, cardiovascular disease, and other related diseases. Therefore, in this study, the...
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Investigation regarding assessment of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) contamination risk in Rasht city with emphasis on the two rivers, Goharroud and Zarjoub, Gilan province, Iran
Goharroud and Zarjoub rivers, vital contributors to Anzali Wetland in Rasht, Iran, face contamination risks from agricultural, industrial, and urban...
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Multivariate analysis of potentially toxic elements in surface waters in Ethiopia
The Akaki River and its tributaries, in the city of Addis Ababa, are polluted by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) (Sb, Zn, Cd, As, Hg, Cu, Pb, Fe,...
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Quantification of potentially toxic elements in degraded mining soils and medicinal plants: a case study of Indus Kohistan region Northern Pakistan
In recent years, a series of environmental and ecological problems have occurred due to enhanced anthropogenic disturbances for precious mineral...
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Use of GOCI-II images for detection of harmful algal blooms in the East China Sea
The East China Sea (ECS) has experienced severe harmful algal blooms (HABs) that have deleterious ecological effects on marine organisms. Recent...
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Contamination of groundwater by potentially toxic elements in groundwater and potential risk to groundwater users in the Bathinda and Faridkot districts of Punjab, India
Concentrations of uranium (U) and potentially toxic elements in groundwater and associated health risks posed to residents of Bathinda and Faridkot...
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Potentially toxic metals contamination in stream sediments of Mbal area (Pan-African fold belt, Cameroon)
The Mbal area is situated within the Neoproterozoic Lom Basin in Cameroon. The objective of this paper was to determine the level of contamination...
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Rapid transformation of wildfire emissions to harmful background aerosol
Wildfires are a significant source of organic aerosol during summer, with major impacts on air quality and climate. However, studies in Europe...
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Distribution and contamination assessment of potentially harmful elements (As, Pb, Ni, Cd) in top soil of Penang Island, Malaysia
This study discusses the distribution and contamination levels of potentially harmful elements (As, Pb, Ni, and Cd) in the urban top soil of Penang...
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GIS-based Spatial Variability and Water Quality Index (WQI) Modeling of Trace Elements in Groundwater of Jamshedpur, Eastern India
The present study investigated the spatial variability and water quality index (WQI) modeling of groundwater for drinking purposes. Thus, the sample...