Urban ecological systems: Scientific foundations and a decade of progress

STA Pickett, ML Cadenasso, JM Grove… - Journal of environmental …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Urban ecological studies, including focus on cities, suburbs, and exurbs, while having deep
roots in the early to mid 20th century, have burgeoned in the last several decades. We use …

Arsenic contamination in groundwater: a global perspective with emphasis on the Asian scenario

A Mukherjee, MK Sengupta, MA Hossain… - Journal of Health …, 2006‏ - JSTOR
The incidence of high concentrations of arsenic in drinking-water has emerged as a major
public-health problem. With newer-affected sites discovered during the last decade, a …

Fate of organic and inorganic pollutants in paddy soils

R Akram, V Turan, HM Hammad, S Ahmad… - … pollution of paddy soils, 2018‏ - Springer
Paddy soils have a heterogenous nature, with complex physico-chemical interactions and
varying soil characteristics. Paddy soils remain flooded and are considered as rich sources …

Heavy metals assessment in urban soil around industrial clusters in Ghaziabad, India: probabilistic health risk approach

M Chabukdhara, AK Nema - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Metal contamination in the urban soil in the industrial city of Ghaziabad district was
investigated. Spatial distribution of Cu, Cr, Pb, Cd, Zn, Mn, Fe and Ni in the urban soil was …

Assessment of heavy metal contamination in soils at Jajmau (Kanpur) and Unnao industrial areas of the Ganga Plain, Uttar Pradesh, India

SS Gowd, MR Reddy, PK Govil - Journal of hazardous materials, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Environmental geochemical studies were carried out in and around Jajmau (Kanpur) and
Unnao industrial areas (80° 15′–80° 34′ E longitude and 26° 24′–26° 35′ N latitude) …

Assessment of heavy metal pollution in water using multivariate statistical techniques in an industrial area: a case study from Patancheru, Medak District, Andhra …

AK Krishna, M Satyanarayanan, PK Govil - Journal of hazardous materials, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Application of different multivariate statistical approaches for the interpretation of data
obtained during a monitoring programme of surface and groundwater in Patancheru …

Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals Contamination in Paddy Soil, Plants, and Grains (Oryza sativa L.) at the East Coast of India

D Satpathy, MV Reddy, SP Dhal - BioMed research …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Heavy metals known to be accumulated in plants adversely affect human health. This study
aims to assess the effects of agrochemicals especially chemical fertilizers applied in paddy …

Chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of urban soils

RV Pouyat, K Szlavecz, ID Yesilonis… - Urban ecosystem …, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
Urban soils provide an array of ecosystem services to inhabitants of cities and towns.
Urbanization affects soils and their capacity to provide ecosystem services directly through …

Soil contamination due to heavy metals from an industrial area of Surat, Gujarat, Western India

AK Krishna, PK Govil - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2007‏ - Springer
The pollution of soil is a source of danger to the health of people, even to those living in
cities. The anthropogenic pollution caused by heavy industries enters plants then goes …

Spatial distribution, sources and health risk assessment of heavy metals in topsoil around oil and natural gas drilling sites, Andhra Pradesh, India

KK Aradhi, BM Dasari, D Banothu, S Manavalan - Scientific Reports, 2023‏ - nature.com
Soils are usually the interface between human activity and environmental components that
must be conserved and protected. As a result of rising industrialization and urbanization …