Distribution, toxicity load, and risk assessment of dissolved metal in surface and overlying water at the Xiangjiang River in southern China

Abstract Metal pollution in drinking water source has been under scrutiny as it seriously affects human health. This work examined 12 dissolved metals in the surface and overlying water of the Xiangjiang River, an important drinking water source in southern China, and characterized their distributio...

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Main Authors: Zhifeng Huang, Saisai Zheng, Yan Liu, Xingru Zhao, Xiaocui Qiao, Chengyou Liu, Binghui Zheng, Daqiang Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80403-0