Pollution Status and Risk Assessment of Sedimentary Heavy Metals in the Special Mine Basin of China

The spatiotemporal distribution and potential ecological risks of eight heavy metals, including chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), and tungsten (W) in the sediments of the Taojiang River in southern Jiangxi Province, were investigated over three hydrographic periods. Sediment sample...More