A predictive understanding of the source-specific (eg, point and diffuse sources) land-to-river
heavy metal (HM) loads and HM dynamics in rivers is essential for mitigating river pollution …

Abstract Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) poses a significant threat to the population
and urban sustainability worldwide. The surge mitigation is complicated and associates …

The conflict between industrial development and environmental pollution is global. This
study quantitatively analyzes the temporal and spatial changes, spatial effects and …

Africa accounts for nearly 30% of the discovered world's mineral reserves, with half of the
world's platinum group metals deposits, 36% of gold, and 20% of cobalt being in Southern …

Flooding, carrying sediments, inundates farmlands across the world due to extreme adverse
weather conditions. The casualties and property damage associated with flooding are …

Industrialization in riparian areas of critical rivers has caused significant environmental and
health impacts. Taking eight industrial parks along the middle Yangtze River as examples …

Heavy metal pollution has been a global concern and key points of environmental pollution
prevention and control due to the growing problems of urbanization and industrialization …

As the main contributor of cadmium (Cd) pollution in China, industrial aqueous Cd
emissions are influenced by both industrial and socioeconomic characteristics owing to their …

The spatio-temporal variation and temporal changes in the sources of Cr, Pb, Cd, Hg, and
As in soil on the Hangzhou–Jiaxing–Huzhou (HJH) Plain were analysed based on 4,359 …

Heavy metal pollution (HMP) from mining has caused serious threats to farmland, such as
land degradation and contamination of produce. Current research on HMP in farmland …