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Deposition of Potentially Toxic Metals in the Soil from Surrounding Cement Plants in a Karst Area of Southeastern Brazil

by Thiago Augusto da Costa Silva 1, Marcos de Paula, Jr. 1, Washington Santos Silva 2 and Gustavo Augusto Lacorte 1,*
Reviewer 1: Anonymous
Reviewer 2: Anonymous
Submission received: 9 June 2021 / Revised: 17 June 2021 / Accepted: 18 June 2021 / Published: 26 June 2021

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments:

  • Line 44, correct “cm-3”.
  • In Table 1, add a column and add the reference which each value is taken.
  • Better use references after 2000 (If applicable).
  • use numbering for equations used in the manuscript.
  • For equations in lines 146-149, pl. add a reference/s.
  • To improve the manuscript, in Introduction or Discussion, you can use the following papers:
  1. Assessment of heavy metal pollution and human health risks assessment in soils around an industrial zone in Neyshabur, Iran
  2. Heavy metals exposure, carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic human health risks assessment of groundwater around mines in Joghatai, Iran
  3. Spatial distribution, enrichment and geo-accumulation of heavy metals in surface sediments near urban and industrial areas in the Persian Gulf

Author Response

Response to Reviewer 1 Comments

Point 1: Line 44, correct “cm-3”.

Response 1: Checked and corrected properly.

Point 2: In Table 1, add a column and add the reference which each value is taken.

Response 2: The suggestions were duly inserted in Table 1

Point 3: Better use references after 2000 (If applicable).

Response 3: We only kept the references before 2000 that were related to the methods used. All those used in the Introduction or Discussion sections have been replaced by more recent references.

Point 4: use numbering for equations used in the manuscript.

Response 4: All equations have been numbered.

Point 5: For equations in lines 146-149, pl. add a reference/s.

Response 5: All equations have been referenced.

Point 6: To improve the manuscript, in Introduction or Discussion, you can use the following papers:

Assessment of heavy metal pollution and human health risks assessment in soils around an industrial zone in Neyshabur, Iran

Heavy metals exposure, carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic human health risks assessment of groundwater around mines in Joghatai, Iran

Spatial distribution, enrichment and geo-accumulation of heavy metals in surface sediments near urban and industrial areas in the Persian Gulf

Response 6:

References information have been included in manuscript and cited (except the last one which deals with sediments).

Reviewer 2 Report

The manuscript titled "Deposition of potentially toxic metals in the soil from surrounding cement plants in a karst area of Southeastern Brazil" with manuscript id "conservation-1274725" has been reviewed carefully. The manuscript quality is quite good. Please correct the points:

  1. For metal pollution in the soil, it will be better to show source analysis to find suitable sources of toxic metals in the study area.
  2. The author should add some latest citation in their manuscript to improve the manuscript quality and some suggested articles DOI are:   10.1080/15569543.2019.1650777;  10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147962; 10.1080/15569543.2021.1925919.

Author Response

Response to Reviewer 2 Comments

Point 1: For metal pollution in the soil, it will be better to show source analysis to find suitable sources of toxic metals in the study area.

Response 1: Requested data have been included as Table S5.

Point 2: The author should add some latest citation in their manuscript to improve the manuscript quality and some suggested articles DOI are:   10.1080/15569543.2019.1650777;  10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147962; 10.1080/15569543.2021.1925919.

Response 2: References information have been included and cited in the manuscript.

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