Agricultural soil is a non-renewable natural resource that requires careful stewardship in
order to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. However, industrial …

Soil contamination by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has led to adverse environmental
impacts. In this review, we discussed remediation of PTEs contaminated soils through …

One of the serious environmental concern around the world is heavy metals contamination.
They can enter to the environment through human activities such as mining, farming, and …

Heavy metals (HMs) pollution is a universal and complex problem at lead smelting sites.
Further understanding on the distribution, coexistence relationship and occurrence form of …

Cadmium (Cd) contamination of soil and food crops is a ubiquitous environmental problem
that has resulted from uncontrolled industrialization, unsustainable urbanization and …

Cadmium contamination in soil, water and food has become a global problem since last
century's industrial and agricultural revolution. It is a highly toxic metal with serious …

Soil heavy metals (HMs) contamination stemming from smelting and mining activities is
becoming a global concern due to its devastating impacts on the environment and human …

In this study, we investigated the pollution degree and spatial distribution of heavy metals
and determined their sources in topsoil in a typical coal mine city, Lianyuan, Hunan …

Heavy metal contamination is a globally recognized environmental issue, threatening
human life very seriously. Increasing population and high demand for food resulted in …

Non-ferrous smelting is a primary cause of serious soil pollution. Contamination and health
risks of heavy metals in soils around various types of non-ferrous smelteries in China were …