Our environment is essential for not only the quality, but also the persistence of life on Earth.
Three of the most pressing environmental issues facing modern society are climate change …

To investigate contamination level, origins and spatial distribution characteristics of heavy
metals (Cu, Pb, Zn, Hg, Ni, Cd, As, and Cr) in agricultural soils of Gaogang Town, a typical …

The level of concentration of heavy metal in soil is detrimental to soil quality. The
Heigangkou—Liuyuankou irrigation area in the lower-reach of Yellow River irrigation, as …

Heavy metal pollution greatly harms the soil environment and poses threats to food safety
and human health. This study aimed to quantify and analyze the sources of heavy metals …

In the present study, the concentration levels of heavy metals such as Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, As
and Pb in soil samples collected from 88 sampling locations around Sinop Province, Turkey …

Environmental metabolomics is a growing and emerging sub-discipline of metabolomics.
Studies with earthworms have progressed from the initial stages of simple contact exposure …

The quality of soils polluted by trace elements around the facilities with the Cu and Zn
smelting activities and the post-flotation tailings pond from copper industry were assessed …

Urbanization-induced land use changes in riparian area alter soil and water regimes in
complex ways, which may also affect the migration and transformation of soil heavy metals …

Trace metals can be essential for organo-metallic structures and oxidation-reduction in
metabolic processes or may cause acute or chronic toxicity at elevated concentrations. The …

We studied enchytraeid communities in several habitats polluted by heavy metals from Zn–
Pb mining and smelting activities. We sampled 41 sites that differed in the type of substratum …