# Ecological and health risk assessments of heavy metal contamination in soils surrounding a coal power plant

*PRI Rank #9 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Heavy metals in environment Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #9 |
| 18m citations | 83 |
| Journal | Journal of Hazardous Materials |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136751 |
| Corresponding authors | Ming Hung Wong |
| Institution | Southern Federal University, Russia |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Heavy metals in environment Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/heavy-metals-in-environment/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136751](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136751)

## Topics

Heavy metal contamination · coal power plant · Soil contamination · ecological risk assessment · Human health risk assessment · heavy metal distribution · pollution indices · Bioavailability · Carcinogenic risk · Non-carcinogenic risk · exposure pathways · Geoaccumulation Index (Igeo) · Enrichment factor · Hazard quotient · Spatial distribution

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