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Source Apportionment and Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements Based on PCA and PMF Model in Black Soil Area of Hailun City, Northeast China
- Zhiwei Yang,
- Junbo Yu,
- Ke Yang,
- Qipeng Zhang,
- Yangyang Chen and
- Shaozhong Qiao
This study assessed the presence of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in China’s northeastern black soil belt, an area with limited prior research. We collected 304 soil samples (0–20 cm) from Gonghe Town, Hailun City, and analyzed the PT...