The Accumulation and Transformation of Heavy Metals in Sediments of Liujiang River Basin in Southern China and Their Threatening on Water Security.

Int J Environ Res Public Health · 2022 · PMC8834996 · PMID 35162648

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Despite the fact that the concentrations of Hg in water are all below detection limit, the extremely high ratio of Hg in residual phase similar to Cr also suggests that the accumulation of Hg is dominantly from natural deposition, while the aggregation of exogenous Hg in sediments from water may not be significant.

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