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POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS IN AGRICULTURAL SOILS AND IRRIGATION WATER IN A MINING DISTRICT IN ECUADOR
(STEF92 Technology, 2026, Karla Villamar, Juan Gonzalez-Menendez, Carlos Bustamante, Alberto Molinero-Garcia, Kenny Escobar-Segovia)
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Mining activities can influence agricultural environments by altering potentially toxic elements (PTEs) concentrations in different environmental compartments, promoting their accumulation and generating potential exposure pathways. This study analyzed PTEs in agricultural soil and irrigation water in the Santa Rosa mining district, Ecuador. Fourteen soil samples were collected from agricultural farms, and ten water samples were obtained from a nearby canal used for crop irrigation. PTEs levels were measured by XR...
Soils2026