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SUBMITTER: Stachnik L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7595152 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stachnik Łukasz Ł Korabiewski Bartosz B Raczyk Jerzy J Łopuch Michał M Wieczorek Iwo I
Scientific reports 20201028 1
Contamination of water and sediments with arsenic and heavy metals is a global issue affecting human health. Regions covered with Quaternary deposits have received little attention from the point of view of the flux of arsenic and heavy metals from sediments to surface water. This study aims to determine the flux of arsenic and other heavy metals from Quaternary sediments to surface waters in an area affected by the former Złoty Stok gold and arsenic mine. Contamination in surface waters and sed ...[more]