ArticleWater environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation2026
Heavy Metal Contamination, Source Apportionment, and Risk Assessment of Agricultural Soils Surrounding a Gold Mining Area in Northeastern Shandong Province, China.
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Heavy metals (HMs) contamination in agricultural soil environmental systems poses a critical threat to ecosystem security, food safety, and public health. To investigate the pollution characteristics, sources, and ecological-health risks of HMs in agricultural soils in a concentrated gold mining area, topsoil samples were collected from the vicinity of industrial squares, tailings ponds, and potentially affected zones. The concentrations of Hg, Cd, Cr, Ni, As, Pb, Cu, and Zn were determined. The geo-accumulation index (I
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