The risk may not be limited to flooding: polluted flood sediments pose a human health threat to the unaware public

The risk may not be limited to flooding: polluted flood sediments pose a human health threat to the unaware public

Abstract Background Because of global climate change, extreme flood events are expected to increase in quantity and intensity in the upcoming decades. In catchments affected by ore mining, flooding leads to the deposition of fine sediments enriched in trace metal(loid)s. Depending on their concentra...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Weber, Stefanie Wolf, Nadine Becker, Leonie Märker-Neuhaus, Piero Bellanova, Catrina Brüll, Henner Hollert, Elena-Maria Klopries, Holger Schüttrumpf, Frank Lehmkuhl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-07-01
Series:Environmental Sciences Europe
Subjects:
Flood-related sediment deposition
Contamination
Trace metals
Dust
Public health risk
July 2021 flood
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-023-00765-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-023-00765-w

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