August 16, 2025

Pollution Characteristics, Source Analysis, and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals of Soil in a Certain Coal Mining Area of Western Jiangxi Province.

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Assessment reveals heavy metal pollution sources and significant health risks in soil near Jiangxi coal mines, indicating urgent action needed.

Soil in the study area showed severe pollution by heavy metals, particularly arsenic, mercury, and cadmium.
The average heavy metal content ranged from 0.25 to 47.47 mg·kg-1, surpassing background values for Jiangxi Province.
Health risk assessment indicated children had higher exposure risks to heavy metals compared to adults, highlighting vulnerability.
Sources of heavy metal pollution were primarily linked to human activities, including industrial dust and coal-related pollution.

Hu et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Assessment reveals heavy metal pollution sources and significant health risks in soil near Jiangxi coal mines, indicating urgent action needed.