Heavy metal contamination assessment and probabilistic health risks in soil and maize near coal mines.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Coal mining activities have continuously introduced heavy metals into the soil-crop system, causing increasing damage to crops. This study integrated the analysis of the heavy metal contamination status and human health risk in soil and maize near coal mines to help formulate control strategies for soil quality, maize production, and safe consumption.

Method

This study was carried out on maize agricultural land near a coal mining plant. Heavy metal contamination was assessed by the geo-accumulation index (I_geo), enrichment factor (EF), and bioaccumulation factor (BCF). The Monte Carlo simulation was used to estimate the probabilistic health risk of heavy metals exposure in soil and maize. The relationship between the concentration of heavy metal in the s

SUBMITTER: Yang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9606824 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature