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Contamination of wetland soils and floodplain sediments from agricultural activities in the Cerrado Biome (State of Minas Gerais, Brazil)
(Elsevier B.V., 2015-05-01)
The expansion and intensification of agriculture are responsible for the increase in nonpoint pollution and the release of chemical considered toxic to flora, fauna and human health. Since 1970s, the Cerrado Biome in the ...
A new approach to assess the degree of contamination and determine sources and risks related to PTEs in an urban environment: the case study of Santiago (Chile)
(Springer, 2022)
In 2017, a geochemical survey was carried
out across the Commune of Santiago, a local administrative
unit located at the center of the namesake
capital city of Chile, and the concentration of a number
of major and trace ...
Source patterns of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and mining activity contamination level in soils of Taltal city (northern Chile)
(Springer, 2020)
Mining activities are among the main sources of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in the environment which constitute a real concern worldwide, especially in developing countries. These activities have been carried out for ...