Assessing Sources and Distribution of Heavy Metals in Environmental Media of the Tibetan Plateau: A Critical Review

• Published in: Frontiers in environmental science Vol. 10
• Main Authors: Wang, Wenjuan, Ji, Xiaowen, Abakumov, Evgeny, Polyakov, Vyacheslav, Li, Gensheng, Wang, Dong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 12.04.2022
• Subjects: climate change; cryosphere; heavy metals; inorganic pollution; Tibetan plateau

With a unique multi-sphere environmental system, the Tibetan Plateau (TP) plays an essential role in the ecological sheltering function for China and other parts of Asia. However, black carbon, persistent organic pollutants, and heavy metals (HMs) have been increased dramatically since the 1950s, re...