Heavy metals in lake surface sediments in protected areas in Poland: concentration, pollution, ecological risk, sources and spatial distribution

M Sojka, J Jaskuła, J Barabach, M Ptak, S Zhu - Scientific Reports, 2022‏ - nature.com
This paper presents the state and spatial distribution of surface sediment contamination of
77 lakes in Poland by Cr, Ni, Cd, Pb, Zn, and Cu. The analyzed lakes were located within a …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological and human health risk from exposure to contaminated sediments in a tropical river impacted by gold mining in Colombia

L Córdoba-Tovar, J Marrugo-Negrete, PAR Barón… - Environmental …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Despite being one of the most important tropical biomes in the world, the Atrato River basin
has experienced a critical ecological deterioration due to gold mining, posing a significant …

Tracking the origin of trace metals in a watershed by identifying fingerprints of soils, landscape and river sediments

F Derakhshan-Babaei, F Mirchooli… - Science of The Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The identification of the spatial distribution of soil trace-elements and the contribution of
different sources to the sediment yield is necessary for a better watershed and river water …

[HTML][HTML] Sediment evaluation indices point to cadmium and selenium contamination: a simultaneous analysis of potentially toxic elements in the water and sediment …

T Muluye, S Mengistou, T Hein, T Fetahi - Environmental Advances, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This study presents a simultaneous analysis of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in the water
and sediment of the upper and middle Awash River for the first time. We used standard field …

Human-induced arsenic pollution modeling in surface waters-An integrated approach using machine learning algorithms and environmental factors

M Mohammadi, SA Naghibi, A Motevalli… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
In recent years, assessment of sediment contamination by heavy metals, ie, arsenic, has
attracted the interest of scientists worldwide. The present study provides a new methodology …

[HTML][HTML] Static and dynamic source identification of trace elements in river and soil environments under anthropogenic activities in the Haraz plain, Northern Iran

M Mohammadi, M Egli, A Kavian, I Lizaga - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Unsustainable human activities have disrupted the natural cycle of trace elements, causing
the accumulation of chemical pollutants and making it challenging to determine their …

Spatial distribution of benthic toxicity and sediment-bound metals and arsenic in Guangzhou urban waterways: Influence of land use

X **ao, Y Tong, D Wang, Y Gong, Z Zhou, Y Liu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The effects of land use on pollutant loads in sediments have been well documented;
however, its influence on spatial variations in sediment toxicity remains largely unknown. In …

Soil erosion and sediment sourcing in the Hyrcanian forests, Northern Iran: an integration approach of the G2loss model and sediment fingerprinting technique

K Haji, A Khaledi Darvishan… - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2024‏ - Springer
This research aimed to study the contribution of main land uses in soil erosion and sediment
yield in the Hyrcanian forest watersheds using the integration of the G2loss model and …

Tracing suspended and bed sediments during high and low water periods using geochemical characteristics-Case study: Vazrood watershed, northern Iran

N Karimi, L Gholami, A Kavian… - Journal of Mountain …, 2024‏ - Springer
Complete and comprehensive information about sediment dynamic and identification of
hotspots of sediment production and transport are necessary for understanding the erosion …

[HTML][HTML] Potential sources of heavy metals in sediments of an urban‒agricultural watershed and relationship with land use using a statistical approach

HJ Yang, TW Kang, B Choi, SH Hwang, D Shin… - Sustainability, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
This study verified pollution levels through evaluation of the Sediment Quality Guidelines
(SQGs), pollution load index (PLI), and potential ecological risk index (PERI) by analyzing …