Heavy Metal Concentrations in Orchard Soils with Different Cultivation Durations and Their Potential Ecological Risks in Shaanxi Province, Northwest China

The heavy metal pollution of soils, resulting from long-term fertilizing activity, is becoming serious in many countries, endangering ecological safety and human health. This study employed inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to investigate concentrations of eight heavy metal eleme...

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Main Authors: Hongmei Dong, Jingbo Zhao, Mengping Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/9/4741