Distribution characteristics and potential pollution assessment of heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Zn) in reservoir sediments from a historical artisanal zinc smelting area in Southwest China
Nanting Liu, Hongyan Liu, Pan Wu, Wei Meng, Xuexian Li, Xue Chen
Topics & Concepts
SmeltingPollutionSedimentEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental chemistryZinc smeltingEcotoxicologyZincContaminationEnrichment factorHeavy metalsChinaMining engineeringGeologyEcologyChemistryGeographyBiologyGeomorphologyArchaeologyOrganic chemistryHeavy metals in environmentHeavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityMercury impact and mitigation studies