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SUBMITTER: Waara S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8989822 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Waara Sylvia S Johansson Frida F
Environmental science and pollution research international 20211221 18
Stormwater ponds can provide flood protection and efficiently treat stormwater using sedimentation. As the ponds also host aquatic biota and attract wildlife, there is a growing concern that the sediment bound pollutants negatively affect aquatic organisms and the surrounding ecosystem. In this study, we used three methods to assess the accumulation and the potential ecological risk of 13 different heavy metals and metalloids (e.g. trace elements) including both elements that are frequently moni ...[more]