Potential ecological risk assessment of heavy metals (trace elements) in coastal soils of southwest Iran

Potential ecological risk assessment of heavy metals (trace elements) in coastal soils of southwest Iran

Heavy metal pollution has become one of the most important threats that can endanger the health of animals, the environment, and humans. The present study was performed to investigate the potential ecological risk (PER) of heavy metals [zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), cobalt (Co), molybdenum (Mo), manganese...

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Main Authors: Ebtessam Hamid, Khoshnaz Payandeh, Mohammad Tahsin Karimi Nezhad, Naghmeh Saadati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
pollution load index (PI)
toxic elements
Iran
ecological risk index (ERI)
heavy metals
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.889130/full

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