The Potential Heavy Metal Pollution Transfer to Surface Water and Groundwater in an Old Mining Area of Hubei, China
As a typical historical mining city, Daye, Hubei, faces potential heavy metal migration risks from legacy mining activities. This study conducted a grid-based survey in 2020, analyzing 389 soil and 137 water samples using the Nemerow Pollution Index (NPI) and spatial statistics to assess pollution and transfer mechanis...