Source identification and risk analysis of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in rainwater runoff from a manganese mine (south central Hunan, China)

Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in manganese ore areas are prevalent in rainwater runoff and pose a major threat to human health. In this study, field investigation and geostatistical analysis methods of positive matrix factorization (PMF) and geographic information systems (GIS) were used to syst...

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Main Authors: Xin Luo, Bozhi Ren, Andrew S. Hursthouse, Feng Jiang, Ren-jian Deng, Zhenghua Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IWA Publishing 2021-03-01
Series:Water Supply
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Online Access:http://ws.iwaponline.com/content/21/2/824