Heavy-Metal Pollution Characteristics and Influencing Factors in Agricultural Soils: Evidence from Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province, China

Although soil quality can be highly altered by mining activities, there are few reports on soil pollution in mining cities. We systematically characterized the heavy metals (HMs) pollution, risks, sources, and influencing factors in the surrounding soils of Shuozhou. Specifically, 146 samples were c...

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Main Authors: Dingxuan Yan, Zhongke Bai, Xiaoyang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/5/1907