Potential ecological risk assessment and prediction of soil heavy-metal pollution around coal gangue dump

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the potential ecological risk and trend of soil heavy-metal pollution around a coal gangue dump in Jilin Province (Northeast China). The concentrations of Cd, Pb, Cu, Cr and Zn were monitored by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The po...

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Main Authors: X. Jiang, W. X. Lu, H. Q. Zhao, Q. C. Yang, Z. P. Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-06-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/14/1599/2014/nhess-14-1599-2014.pdf