Risk assessment and source tracing of heavy metals in major rice-producing provinces of Yangtze River Basin

H Ding, J Liu, Q Liu, L Guo, Q Hang, Y Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination in rice constitutes a global concern, its migration is influenced by
environmental factors as well as socioeconomic activities. However, tracing its origins within …

Source specific sedimentary response towards the differential anthropogenic impacts in terms of potentially toxic elements in an urban river

MS Basir, R Khan, SZ Akhi, AKMA Ullah, MA Islam… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
To investigate the interplay between varying anthropogenic activities and sediment
dynamics in an urban river (Turag, Bangladesh), this study involved 37-sediment samples …

Tracing sources-oriented ecological risks of metal (loid) s in sediments of anthropogenically-affected coastal ecosystem from northeast bay of Bengal

ARMT Islam, MN Uddin, MFR Joy, R Proshad… - Marine Pollution …, 2025 - Elsevier
The current study focused on thirty-nine locations in the four islands (ie, St. Martin,
Moheskhali, Kutubdia, and Sonadia) and beach (Innani Beach) along the northeast Bay of …

Mobilization mechanisms and spatial distribution of arsenic in groundwater of western Bangladesh: Evaluating water quality and health risk using EWQI and Monte …

MS Rahman, AHMS Reza, GS Sattar, MAB Siddique… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) contamination in groundwater is emerging as a significant global concern,
posing serious risks to the safety of drinking water and public health. To understand the …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of heavy metal pollution and spatial distribution in waterfalls of Chattogram District, Bangladesh: Implications for drinking and irrigation purposes

AR Azad, MR Karim, MRJ Rakib, MR Uddin - Environmental Advances, 2025 - Elsevier
This study assesses the concentrations of heavy metals and their distribution as well as
ecological status in the major waterfalls at Chattogram, namely Khoiyachora, Kupikatakhum …

Potentially toxic elements in surface sediments of the Beibu Gulf, South Sea, China: Occurrence, bioavailability and probabilistic risk assessment

Q Su, Y Cheng, L Huang, S Zhao, J Ma, S Song… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
At present, pollution of gulf sediments with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has become a
prominent marine environmental problem. This study thoroughly investigated the …

Source-specific soil heavy metal risk assessment in arsenic waste mine site of Yunnan: Integrating environmental and biological factors

W Huang, Y Liu, X Bi, Y Wang, H Li, J Qin… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study quantified heavy metal (HM) pollution risks in mining site soils to provide targeted
solutions for environmental remediation. Focusing on As waste mine sites in Yunnan, we …

Heavy Metals in Atmospheric Fine Particulate Matter (PM2. 5) in Dhaka, Bangladesh: source apportionment and associated health risks

MMR Rahat, R Rumman, FK Ferdousi, S Zhao… - Environmental …, 2025 - Elsevier
Air pollution in megacities is a global concern. This research aimed to identify sources of fine
particulate matter (PM 2.5) and PM 2.5-bonded heavy metals in Dhaka and assess their …

Map** trace metal footprints: Distribution, sources, and risk assessment in coastal sediments near a heavy industrial zone in Bangladesh

MSMM Islam, SC Bhattacharjee, KM Fahim… - Marine Pollution …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study investigated nine trace metals (Cr, Co, Cu, Cd, Ni, Mn, Fe, Zn, and Pb)
concentrations of coastal sediments adjacent to a heavily industrialized area of Bangladesh …

[HTML][HTML] Heavy metals pollution of pescara river (southern Italy): Risk assessment based on total reflection X-ray fluorescence analyses

SA Talpur, A Cinosi, F Stoppa, HA Talpur… - Marine Pollution …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study evaluates heavy metal (Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Hg, Pb, and As) contamination in the
Pescara River, Italy, using Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence, focusing on the impact of …