Ecological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in the Soil at a Former Painting Industry Facility

Soil samples from the site of the former largest paint and varnish factory in ex-Yugoslavia were analyzed for arsenic and eight heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Zn, Cr, Ni, Cu, Fe, and Hg). Several additional soil properties (pH, sulfur, nitrogen, phosphorus, and water content) were also measured. Multivariate...

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Main Authors: Milena Radomirović, Željko Ćirović, Danijela Maksin, Tamara Bakić, Jelena Lukić, Slavka Stanković, Antonije Onjia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2020.560415/full