Identification of the spatial distributions, pollution levels, sources, and health risk of heavy metals in surface dusts from Korla, NW China
A total of 54 surface dust samples were gathered from Korla in NW China, and the concentrations of six heavy metal elements, such as Hg, Cd, As, Pb, Cr, and Cu, were determined by standard methods. The geostatistical analysis, multivariate statistical analysis, pollution load index (PLI), and the US...
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Open Geosciences |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2020-0194 |