Nutrient and toxic elements in soils and plants across ten urban community gardens: Comparing pXRF and ICP-based soil measurements.
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DOI: 10.1002/jeq2.20346
Abstract: Urban community gardens are becoming increasingly important to rehabilitate developed lands and combat the lack of access to fresh produce. Portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) offers a rapid, cost-effective method for assessing elemental composition of soils… read more here.
Keywords: urban community; community gardens; pxrf; toxic elements ... See more keywords
Health risks of potentially toxic elements in Cyprinus carpio in the karst plateau lake, China.
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DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.14025
Abstract: BACKGROUND Elevated potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in aquatic products could threaten the health of ordinary consumers. Levels of chromium (Cr), arsenic (As), lead (Pb), and mercury (Hg) in Cyprinus carpio in karst plateau freshwater Lake,… read more here.
Keywords: potentially toxic; cyprinus carpio; toxic elements; carpio karst ... See more keywords
Organochlorine Pesticides and Potentially Toxic Elements in Groundwater from a Protected Reserve in the Maya Region of Hopelchen, Mexico
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DOI: 10.1007/s00128-020-02848-3
Abstract: Water quality degradation by organochlorine pesticides and potentially toxic elements is of worldwide concern. This research explores groundwater conditions, regarding organochlorine pesticides and potentially toxic elements, in Hopelchen, Campeche, which is located in the buffer… read more here.
Keywords: toxic elements; groundwater; potentially toxic; organochlorine pesticides ... See more keywords
Contamination by Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in Agricultural Products Grown Around Sepetiba Bay, Rio de Janeiro State (SE Brazil)
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DOI: 10.1007/s00244-025-01143-8
Abstract: The contamination of soil, water, and air by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) allows the transfer of metals to food. When introduced into food through soil, PTEs are absorbed by plant roots and transported to the… read more here.
Keywords: potentially toxic; food; toxic elements; elements ptes ... See more keywords
Potentially toxic elements in bottom ash from hazardous waste incinerators: an integrated approach to assess the potential release in relation to solid-phase characteristics
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DOI: 10.1007/s10163-016-0505-0
Abstract: Understanding the chemical and mineralogical characteristics of bottom ash (BA) containing Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs, e.g., As, Cd, Co, Cu, Cr, Mo, Ni, Pb and Zn) is necessary because it provides information to the potential… read more here.
Keywords: phase; toxic elements; potentially toxic; solid phase ... See more keywords
Removal of toxic elements from wastewater generated in the decontamination of CCA-treated Eucalyptus sp. and Pinus canadense wood
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DOI: 10.1007/s10163-017-0694-1
Abstract: The objective of this study was to apply extraction with hot sulfuric acid to remove Cu, Cr, and As from different species of wood treated with CCA and subsequently evaluate treatment processes for the effluents… read more here.
Keywords: toxic elements; eucalyptus pinus; elements wastewater; cca ... See more keywords
Leaching of toxic elements from secondary alkaline lead slag and stabilized/solidified products
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DOI: 10.1007/s10163-019-00892-8
Abstract: Secondary alkaline lead slag (SALS), generated during lead–acid batteries recycling, is a hazardous waste due to its high reactivity, solubility, and migration of toxic elements. After pulverization caused by storage under atmospheric condition for 30 days,… read more here.
Keywords: alkaline lead; toxic elements; secondary alkaline; lead slag ... See more keywords
Environmental and human health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soil, sediments, and ore-processing wastes from a mining area of southwestern Tunisia
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DOI: 10.1007/s10653-019-00434-z
Abstract: The occurrence and bioaccessibility of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in soils and sediments are investigated by many studies, especially in territories exploited by mining and ore-processing activities, nearby agriculture-driven rural cities. Accordingly, the present study… read more here.
Keywords: toxic elements; potentially toxic; ore processing; area ... See more keywords
Bioaccumulation of potentially toxic elements within the soil–plant system in Central Balkan region: analysis of the forest ecosystem capacity to mediate toxic elements
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DOI: 10.1007/s10653-020-00756-3
Abstract: The accumulation of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in terrestrial ecosystems has become a global concern, as PTEs may exert a wide range of negative impacts on forest’s ecological state due to local or transboundary pollution.… read more here.
Keywords: toxic elements; capacity; plant system; ecosystem ... See more keywords
An approach for evaluating the bioavailability and risk assessment of potentially toxic elements using edible and inedible plants—the Remance (Panama) mining area as a model
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DOI: 10.1007/s10653-021-01086-8
Abstract: Mining affects the environment, particularly through the persistence of accumulation of tailings materials; this is aggravated under tropical climatic conditions, which favours the release of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) bioavailable to the local flora and… read more here.
Keywords: remance; toxic elements; risk; mining ... See more keywords
Oral bioaccessibility and probabilistic human health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in stream sediments from an abandoned gold mine in Panama
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DOI: 10.1007/s10653-025-02535-4
Abstract: In this study, the oral bioaccessibility of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) (As, Ba, Cu, Sb, and Zn) in river sediments from the abandoned Remance Mine was evaluated, and the associated human health risks from exposure… read more here.
Keywords: potentially toxic; toxic elements; bioaccessibility; oral bioaccessibility ... See more keywords