Dominant roles of torrential floods and atmospheric deposition revealed by quantitative source apportionment of potentially toxic elements in agricultural soils around a historical mercury mine, Southwest China

Hg pollution in soils surrounding the Wanshan mercury mine (WMM), once the largest Hg-producing center in China, has been confirmed, neglecting other potential toxic elements (PTEs). Better understanding of the sources and transport pathways of soil PTEs remains insufficient. To response these limit...

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Main Authors: Benle Liu, Kang Tian, Yue He, Wenyou Hu, Biao Huang, Xiaohui Zhang, Ling Zhao, Ying Teng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651322006947