Heavy metal footprints in landfill-proximate soils of Jashore, Bangladesh: An index-based risk assessment.

PLoS One · 2026 · PMC13193546 · PMID 42166497

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Globally, there is an increasing trend in the rate at which waste is produced.

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The correlation between Fe and Co (r = 0.860, p < 0.05) and between Fe and Cr (r = 0.860, p < 0.05) were highly significant, suggesting that these metals may be linked to either industrial activity or naturally occurring geological formations where both elements are abundant.

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