Comment on “Spatial distributions, potential sources, and ecological risks of heavy metals in stream sediments of Zambia” by Sun et al. (2025)

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41210%2F25%3A101859" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41210/25:101859 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2025.107791" target="_blank" >http://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2025.107791</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2025.107791" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.gexplo.2025.107791</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Comment on “Spatial distributions, potential sources, and ecological risks of heavy metals in stream sediments of Zambia” by Sun et al. (2025)

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In a recent publication, Sun et al. (2025) presented and discussed data about metals in the stream sediments of Zambia. Regardless of the problematic use of the term “heavy metals”, which should be replaced (note also that arsenic is not a metal, but a metalloid) (Pourret et al., 2021 and references therein), the methodology, the obtained data and their interpretation are highly problematic. To our surprise, most previous publications about the topic, for example Pettersson et al. (2000), Pettersson and Ingri (2001), Sracek et al. (2011), Sracek et al. (2012), Kříbek et al. (2010), Sracek et al. (2018), and Kříbek et al. (2023) were completely ignored. About 63 % of references in Sun et al. (2025) are from China, some of which are not accessible or have limited relevance for the article.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Comment on “Spatial distributions, potential sources, and ecological risks of heavy metals in stream sediments of Zambia” by Sun et al. (2025)

Popis výsledku anglicky

In a recent publication, Sun et al. (2025) presented and discussed data about metals in the stream sediments of Zambia. Regardless of the problematic use of the term “heavy metals”, which should be replaced (note also that arsenic is not a metal, but a metalloid) (Pourret et al., 2021 and references therein), the methodology, the obtained data and their interpretation are highly problematic. To our surprise, most previous publications about the topic, for example Pettersson et al. (2000), Pettersson and Ingri (2001), Sracek et al. (2011), Sracek et al. (2012), Kříbek et al. (2010), Sracek et al. (2018), and Kříbek et al. (2023) were completely ignored. About 63 % of references in Sun et al. (2025) are from China, some of which are not accessible or have limited relevance for the article.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10505 - Geology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

ISSN

0375-6742

e-ISSN

1879-1689

Svazek periodika

275

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

AUG 2025

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

1

Strana od-do

107791-107791

Kód UT WoS článku

001483982200001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105003539700