Arsenic Distribution Assessment in a Residential Area Polluted with Mining Residues

Arsenic Distribution Assessment in a Residential Area Polluted with Mining Residues

Mining is a major source for metals and metalloids pollution, which could pose a risk for human health. In San Guillermo, Chihuahua, Mexico mining wastes are found adjacent to a residential area. A soil-surface sampling was performed, collecting 88 samples for arsenic determination by atomic absorpt...

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Main Authors: Carlos B. Manjarrez-Domínguez, Jesús A. Prieto-Amparán, M. Cecilia Valles-Aragón, M. Del Rosario Delgado-Caballero, M. Teresa Alarcón-Herrera, Myrna C. Nevarez-Rodríguez, Griselda Vázquez-Quintero, Cesar A. Berzoza-Gaytan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
mining wastes
modeling
environmental problems
sustainable development
geospatial
geoestatistics
interpolation
GIS
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/3/375

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