Pollution Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in Soils around the Yanzhuang Gold Mine Tailings Pond, Pinggu County, Beijing, China

Pollution Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in Soils around the Yanzhuang Gold Mine Tailings Pond, Pinggu County, Beijing, China

The accumulation of tailings from gold mining and smelting may result in PTE pollution. We investigated PTE contamination from a large amalgamated gold mine tailings pond in Pinggu County, Beijing. In November 2017, 30 soil samples were collected around the tailings pond. The concentrations and poll...

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Main Authors: Guangjie Zhao, Xianqing Li, Jiewang Zhu, Xueyan Zhao, Jizhen Zhang, Jia Zhai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
potentially toxic elements
environmental pollution assessment
tailings pond
geoaccumulation index
enrichment factor
potential ecological risk
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/14/7240

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