Spatial distribution, environmental risk and source of heavy metals in street dust from an industrial city in semi-arid area of China

Environmental risks associated with Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, V and Zn in street dust collected from Baotou, a medium-sized industrial city in a semi-arid area of northwest China, were assessed by using enrichment factor and the potential ecological index. Their spatial distributions and sources in th...

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Main Authors: Han Xiufeng, Lu Xinwei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2017-06-01
Series:Archives of Environmental Protection
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/aep.2017.43.issue-2/aep-2017-0013/aep-2017-0013.xml?format=INT