Using Sentinel-2 data to estimate the concentration of heavy metals caused by industrial activities in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Northeastern Kazakhstan

This study aims to investigate the change in heavy metal concentration and evaluate pollution intensity using Sentinel-2 data. Sixty samples collected from the surface soil in the area were used to determine the concentration of lead, copper, and zinc using atomic absorption spectroscopy. Then, the...

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Main Authors: Shilan Felegari, Alireza Sharifi, Mohammad Khosravi, Sergei Sabanov, Aqil Tariq, Shankar Karuppannan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023091168