Wenyou Hu

TL;DR: This study provides a reliable and robust approach for heavy metals source apportionment in this particular peri-urban area with a clear potential for future application in other regions.

TL;DR: In this paper, the pollution levels of HMs and potential ecological risks were investigated using different quantitative indices, such as geo-accumulation index (I geo ), pollution index (PI), pollution load index (PLI), and ecological risk index (RI), based on these regional GBCs.

TL;DR: Results indicated a decrease in soil pH, soil salinization, and nutrients imbalance in GVP soils, and four dominant factors were identified leading to the above-mentioned issues including heavy application of agricultural inputs, outmoded planting styles with poor environmental protection awareness, old-fashion regulations, unreasonable standards, and ineffective supervisory management.

TL;DR: The relatively lower transfer factors of rootstalk and fruit vegetables and higher STVs suggest that these types of vegetables are more suitable for cultivation in greenhouse soils, which indicates that there is a low risk of greenhouse vegetable consumption.

TL;DR: Current concentrations of arsenic and metals are unlikely to be acutely toxic, but chronic exposures would be expected to cause adverse effects on benthic invertebrates at 31.4% of the Sites, and all sediments were considered to be heavily polluted by arsenic, but moderately polluted by chromium, lead, and cadmium.