Assessment of heavy metal levels in surface water, sediment and agricultural soils around the abandoned Laga Dambi gold mine, Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-08591-1
Abstract: Environmental contaminants from mining activities are becoming problematic in the developing world, necessitating greater attention to their fate and transportation. In particular, gold mining activities that utilize strong lixiviants may result in heavy metal dissolution… read more here.
Keywords: water sediment; stream water; water; sediment agricultural ... See more keywords
Sediment from Agricultural Constructed Wetland Immobilizes Soil Phosphorus.
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DOI: 10.2134/jeq2016.09.0336
Abstract: Phosphorus (P) losses from agricultural soils impair the quality of receiving surface waters by enhancing eutrophication. This study tested the potential of using sediment from agricultural constructed wetlands (CWs) to immobilize soil P using two… read more here.
Keywords: phosphorus; sediment addition; simulated rainfall; sediment agricultural ... See more keywords