Mining industry

Mining industry

Soil Contamination in Coal Mining Regions Poses Significant Environmental and Health Risks

Researchers at Sichuan Agricultural University have developed a multi-dimensional framework to assess source-oriented health risks from heavy metals in coal mining regions. Their study, published in Environmental Pollution, reveals extensive enrichment of heavy metals, including cadmium, mercury, arsenic, lead, and chromium, in surface soils. The researchers identified four primary sources