Risk Assessment of Pollutants in the Llobregat River Basin

2012 ◽  
pp. 263-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoni Ginebreda ◽  
Carles Barata ◽  
Damià Barceló
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Llobregat River

Analysis of the occurrence and risk assessment of polar pesticides in the Llobregat River Basin (NE Spain)

Chemosphere ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Köck-Schulmeyer ◽  
Antoni Ginebreda ◽  
Susana González ◽  
Jose Luis Cortina ◽  
Miren López de Alda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Polar Pesticides ◽  
Llobregat River ◽  
Ne Spain

scholarly journals Source and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Soil–Ginger System in the Jing River Basin of Shandong Province, North China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6749
Author(s):  
Songtao Wang ◽  
Zongjun Gao ◽  
Yuqi Zhang ◽  
Hairui Zhang ◽  
Zhen Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Soil Profile ◽  
Pollution Index ◽  
Potential Ecological Risk ◽  
Average Concentration ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Cr Content

This study investigated the characteristics and sources of heavy metals in a soil–ginger system and assessed their health risks. To this end, 321 topsoil samples and eight soil samples from a soil profile, and 18 ginger samples with root–soil were collected from a ginger-planting area in the Jing River Basin. The average concentration of heavy metals in the topsoil followed the order: Cr > Zn > Pb > Ni > Cu > As > Cd > Hg. In the soil profile, at depths greater than 80 cm, the contents of Cr, Ni, and Zn tended to increase with depth, which may be related to the parent materials, whereas As and Cu contents showed little change. In contrast, Pb content decreased sharply from top to bottom, which may be attributable to external environmental and anthropogenic factors. Multivariate statistical analysis showed that Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Cd contents in soil are affected by natural sources, Pb and As contents are significantly affected by human activities, and Hg content is affected by farmland irrigation. Combined results of the single pollution index (Pi), geo-accumulation index (Igeo), and potential ecological risk assessment (Ei and RI) suggest that soil in the study area is generally not polluted by heavy metals. In ginger, Zn content was the highest (2.36 mg/kg) and Hg content was the lowest (0.0015 mg/kg). Based on the bioconcentration factor, Cd and Zn have high potential for enrichment in ginger. With reference to the limit of heavy metals in tubers, Cr content in ginger exceeds the standard in the study area. Although Cr does not accumulate in ginger, Cr enrichment in soil significantly increases the risk of excessive Cr content in ginger.

Hydro-economic risk assessment in the eastern Nile River basin

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 16-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Arjoon ◽  
Yasir Mohamed ◽  
Quentin Goor ◽  
Amaury Tilmant
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Nile River ◽  
Economic Risk ◽  
Nile River Basin
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