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Heavy metals in environment

Heavy metals in environment is a research topic within Pollution. Science Explorer counts 62k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the environmental impact of heavy metal contamination, covering topics such as soil and sediment pollution, health risks associated with heavy metal exposure, remediation strategies, bioavailability of heavy metals, and the effects of urbanization on heavy metal distribution.

  • Heavy Metals
  • Contamination
  • Soil
  • Health Risk
  • Remediation
  • Bioavailability
  • Sediment
  • Pollution
  • Toxicity
  • Urban
Research works
62k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
6.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+12%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
47% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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