Soil heavy metal contamination and health risks associated with artisanal gold mining in Tongguan, Shaanxi, China.
Soil heavy metal contamination and health risks associated with artisanal gold mining in Tongguan, Shaanxi, China.
Ran Xiao,Shuangyan Wang,2 Authors,Zengqiang Zhang
2017 · DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.03.002
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety · 401 Citations
TLDR
The results showed that soils were highly contaminated by residual tailings and previous mining activities, and local residents had high chronic risks due to the intake of Hg and Pb, while their carcinogenic risk associated with Cd through inhalation was low.