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Background values, distribution and contamination of metals in the sediments of the Pontevedra Ria (NW Spain)
(Soil & Sediment Contamination, 2007)
Thirty-seven surface sediment samples were taken in the Pontevedra Ria (NW Iberian Peninsula), and metal concentrations (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, and Zn) and organic/inorganic parameters were determined in order to ...
Geologic and anthropogenic sources of contamination in settled dust of a historic mining port city in northern Chile: health risk implications
(Peerj INC, 2018)
Chile is the leading producer of copper worldwide and its richest mineral deposits are found in the Antofagasta Region of northern Chile. Mining activities have significantly increased income and employment in the region; ...
Influence of anthropogenic activities and risk assessment on protected mangrove forest using traditional and emerging molecular markers (Ceará coast, northeastern Brazil)
(2019-03-15)
Anthropogenic molecular markers were used to assess chemicals inputs and ecological risks associated from multiple sources to sediments in one of the largest tropical mangrove forests of South America, with a particular ...
An integrative approach to identify the impacts of multiple metal contamination sources on the Eastern Andean foothills of the Ecuadorian Amazonia
(2020-03-20)
Currently, several concerns have been raised over metal contamination in the upper Amazon basin. Rivers that flow from the high Andes to the lowland Amazon are threatened by anthropogenic activities, which may, in turn, ...
Anthropogenic influences on annual flux of cations and anions at meio stream basin, São Paulo State, Brazil
(Springer, 2010-01-01)
The chemical dynamics at Meio Stream Basin, So Paulo State, Brazil were evaluated using major elements as natural tracers. The surface water samples from Meio Stream were collected near the mouth of Meio Stream at the ...