Groundwater vulnerability and pollution hazard in the Braga shallow aquifer were assessed
through an integrated GIS-based multicriteria analysis and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) …

Heavy metals in soil are a great threat to ecosystems and human health. The rapid
development of industrialization has created a serious risk of heavy metal pollution in soil …

The rapid socioeconomic development has led to severe pollution of urban soils by heavy
metals. It is vital to identify and quantify the factors that affect trace-element pollution for …

Quantitative source apportionment of soil potential toxicity elements (PTEs) and associated
driving factor identification are critical for prevention and control of soil PTEs. In this study …

Located in northern China, the Hetao Plain is an important agro-economic zone and
population centre. The deterioration of local groundwater quality has had a serious impact …

Heavy metals (HMs) discharged from smelting production may pose a major threat to human
health and soil ecosystems. In this study, the spatial distribution characteristics of HMs in the …

In recent years, Regueb basin has been facing groundwater quality degradation due to the
excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides, which is the result of strong agricultural activities …

The urban heat island (UHI) effect is causing a series of environmental, energy and health
problems. Studies on UHI are on the rise; however, some limitations still exist, such as the …

This study quantified influences of interactions between anthropogenic and natural factors
on trace element accumulation and pollution risk in karst soils at regional and local scales …

One of the major challenges in assessing groundwater vulnerability to pollution is the
inadequate factors number and weight. Therefore, to carefully improve the assessment of …