Exploring the local influencing factors and sources of soil arsenic (As) is crucial for reducing
As pollution, protecting soil ecology, and ensuring human health. Based on geographically …

Industrialisation and urbanisation contribute greatly to the deposition of toxic waste and
metalloids to the environment. Therefore, the use of efficient and eco-friendly materials such …

The prolonged duration of phytoremediation poses a risk of heavy metal dispersal to the
surrounding environment. This study investigated a combined remediation approach for …

Metal beneficiation activities may cause soil pollution in the surrounding cropland, making it
crucial to conduct heavy metal pollution assessment and source analysis of the cultivated …

Positive matrix factorisation (PMF) is a receptor model, which is frequently used in
environmental geochemistry for metal (loid) s' source apportionment in various matrices. In …

Using a phytoremediation technique for soil remediation usually takes many years, which
increases the risk that heavy metals spread into the environment during the project period …

The study aims to conduct an ecological risk assessment and build a pollution model for
assessing trace metal concentrations in road dust in Owerri, Nigeria. Key roadways in the …

Nsukka is a rapidly develo** City with considerable number of commercial activities, such
as increasing number of vehicles, automobile shops and vehicular movement. Emissions …

Heavy metal concentrations were determined in four different locations: market, abattoir,
mechanic village and farmland in Obollo–Afor and its environs. The samples were digested …

The effect of waste dumps on groundwater quality on perched aquifers in Nsukka and
environs was investigated by applying multivariate statistical analyses using Statgraphics …