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
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
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
Toxic elements in the stream sediments of an urbanized basin, Eastern China: urbanization greatly elevates their adverse biological effects
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-017-5887-5
Abstract: The concentration of toxic elements (Hg, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni and As) was measured in the sediments of the Qinhuai River in Eastern China along a rural to urban gradient. Multiple approaches were… read more here.
Keywords: qinhuai river; toxic elements; eastern china; adverse biological ... See more keywords
The content of essential and toxic elements in the hair of the mane of the trotter horses depending on their speed
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2334-2
Abstract: A study on the Russian trotting breeds was conducted to assess the impact of horses’ sporting results and the degree of accumulation of chemical elements in the hair. In the first phase of the research,… read more here.
Keywords: elements hair; toxic elements; trotter horses;
Associations of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in drinking water and human biomarkers: a case study from five districts of Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2755-y
Abstract: Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are hazardous contaminants with great global environmental/ecological concerns due to their toxic, persistence, and bio-accumulative nature. This study investigates the concentrations of PTEs (Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, Mn, Pb, and… read more here.
Keywords: ptes drinking; toxic elements; elements ptes; potentially toxic ... See more keywords