Heavy metal(loid)s contamination in water and sediments in a mining area in Ecuador: a comprehensive assessment for drinking water quality and human health risk
Samantha Jiménez-Oyola, Priscila E. Valverde-Armas, Paola Romero-Crespo, Diego Capa, Abner Valdivieso, Jonathan Coronel-León, Fredy Guzmán-Martínez, Eduardo Chávez
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Tap waterEnvironmental scienceWater qualitySedimentEnvironmental chemistryTributaryContaminationPollutionPollutantDry seasonSurface waterHydrology (agriculture)Environmental engineeringChemistryEcologyGeographyBiologyGeologyPaleontologyGeotechnical engineeringCartographyHeavy metals in environmentHeavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityMining and Resource Management