Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Surface Water near a Uranium Tailing Pond in Jiangxi Province, South China

This study was performed in the Linshui River Watershed to explore the contents of heavy metals in river water, their species, and health risks. The test results show that the contents of arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), uranium (U), and thorium (Th) are relatively low and below the limit o...

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Main Authors: Liu He, Bai Gao, Xin Luo, Jimmy Jiao, Huanhuan Qin, Chunyan Zhang, Yihui Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-04-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/4/1113