Ecological Assessment, Spatial Analysis, and Potential Sources of Heavy Metals (HMs) in Soils with High Background Values in the Lead-Zinc Mine, Hezhang County, Southwestern China

Ecological Assessment, Spatial Analysis, and Potential Sources of Heavy Metals (HMs) in Soils with High Background Values in the Lead-Zinc Mine, Hezhang County, Southwestern China

The heavy metals (HMs) usually have high natural background levels in lead-zinc mines. Strengthening the ecological risk assessment and accurate identification sources of HMs is an important component of land resource utilization and food security. A total of 795 soil samples (with a depth of 0~20 c...

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Main Authors: Fugui Zhang, Chengwen Wang, Xiaomeng Cheng, Honghong Ma, Ling He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
heavy metals
ecological assessment
PMF
source apportionment
lead-zinc mine
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/5/783

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