Potential ecological risk and accumulation of heavy metal(loid)s in soils of Macao in China as a non-industrial and tourist City.

Sci Rep · 2025 · PMC12361546 · PMID 40826219

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From 2018 to 2023, heavy metal(loid)s (except Zn) in the soils of Macao did not increase significantly but showed a decreasing trend due to tourism-oriented activities, high rainfall, the absence of industry, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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