Heavy metal(loid)s contamination in water and sediments in a mining area in Ecuador: a comprehensive assessment for drinking water quality and human health risk

Article

Abstract: Elevated heavy metal(loid)s concentrations in water lower its quality posing a threat to consumers.

Palabras claves:

Carcinogenic risk, Ecological risk, Geo-accumulation index, Metal Index, Non-carcinogenic risk, potentially toxic elements

Autores:

Abner Valdivieso, Diego Capa, Eduardo Gutiérrez, Guzmán-Martínez F., Jonathan Ricardo Coronel Leon, Priscila E. Valverde-Armas, Romero-Crespo P.L., Samantha Jiménez-Oyola

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