Trace elements (TEs) may have toxic effects to plants and humans; thus, countries and
organizations impose maximum allowable regulation limits of their concentrations in soils …

Since heavy metal pollution is widespread in street dust in China, the effects of heavy metals
in street dust on human health cannot be ignored. However, studies estimating heavy metal …

The contamination of heavy metals in urban soil and dust is closely related to anthropogenic
emissions, while to what extent the metal contamination varies among different functional …

In recent years, heavy metal contamination of soils has been increasing, posing a major
threat to food security, human health, and soil ecosystems. This study analyzed the spatial …

To analyze the spatial distribution patterns, risks, and sources of heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr,
Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, Fe), 36 road dust samples were collected from an urbanized area of …

Heavy metals are one of the most hazardous inorganic contaminants of both water and soil
environment composition. Normally, heavy metals are non-biodegradable in nature because …

Heavy metal pollution is frequent in China and has received increasing attention globally.
This study investigated the influence of Chinese industrialization and urbanization on soil …

Heavy metal pollution in urban soils and dust is mostly caused by extensive anthropogenic
activity during urbanization and industrialization. In this research study, the pollution …

A detailed investigation was conducted to study heavy metal contamination in road dust from
four regions of **'an, Northwest China. The concentrations of eight heavy metals Co, Cr, Cu …

Background Unlike organic pollutants, heavy metals are not created nor are biodegradable
materials. They naturally occur in earth crust and many of them reach the environment via …