Evaluation of floor-wise pollution status and deposition behavior of potentially toxic elements and nanoparticles in air conditioner dust during urbanistic development

MU Ali, G Liu, B Yousaf, H Ullah, S Irshad… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
The study was undertaken to investigate deposition behaviors of various size-segregated
particles and indoor air quality using dust accumulated on the air conditioner filter acting as …

Compositional characteristics of black-carbon and nanoparticles in air-conditioner dust from an inhabitable industrial metropolis

MU Ali, G Liu, B Yousaf, Q Abbas, H Ullah… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Atmospheric dust, especially air-conditioner dust in urban-industrial environments, can act
as a significant sink for both black carbon and nanoparticles posing allied health risks to the …

Particle size, morphology and characterization of indoor and outdoor airborne particulate matter for toxic metals in Karachi

N Ali, I Adil, A Magsi, E Asif - International Journal of Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Rapid growth in industrialization and urbanization in Karachi draws attention toward
increasing rate of air pollution and its health effects. So, the main objective of the present …

Analysis, sources and health risk assessment of trace elements in street dust collected from the city of Hamedan, west of Iran

H Habibi, S Sobhanardakani, M Cheraghi… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
In the current study, concentrations of some trace elements (Al, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Ni and
Zn) in street dust samples collected from commercial, residential and industrial regions in …

Heavy metals contamination status and health risk assessment of indoor and outdoor dust in Ahvaz and Zabol cities, Iran

SR Asvad, A Esmaili-Sari, N Bahramifar… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dust pollution is a major threat to human health and ecosystems, highly affecting both the
outdoor and indoor air quality, while dust particles are an important carrier of potential toxic …

Potential threat of heavy metals in re-suspended dusts on building surfaces in oilfield city

S Kong, B Lu, Z Bai, X Zhao, L Chen, B Han, Z Li… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - Elsevier
30 re-suspended dust samples were collected from building surfaces of an oilfield city, then
re-suspended through PM2. 5, PM10 and PM100 inlets and analyzed for 10 metals …

Determination and risk assessment of heavy metals in air dust fall particles

A Javid, A Nasiri, H Mahdizadeh, SM Momtaz… - Environmental Health …, 2021 - ehemj.com
Background: Urban and industrial development has increased the concentration of heavy
metals in various environments, and also, increased their amount in dust fall particles. The …

Characteristics of trace metals in fine (PM2. 5) and inhalable (PM10) particles and its health risk assessment along with in-silico approach in indoor environment of …

PG Satsangi, S Yadav, AS Pipal, N Kumbhar - Atmospheric Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
Indoor concentrations of fine (PM 2.5: aerodynamic diameter≤ 2.5) and inhalable (PM 10:
aerodynamic diameter≤ 10 μm) particles and its associated toxic metals are of concern now …

Chemical characterization of sub-micron particles in indoor and outdoor air at two different microenvironments in the western part of India

J Masih, A Nair, S Gautam, RK Singhal, H Basu… - SN Applied …, 2019 - Springer
In this study, the concentration of sub-micron particulate matter (PM) and its associated
metals concentration have been discussed. Monitoring of sub-micron particulate matter has …

Characterization of indoor settled dust and investigation of indoor air quality in different micro-environments

V Sahu, SP Elumalai, S Gautam… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Present study reports the characterization results of settled dust particles in different indoor
micro-environments of an academic institution in India. Field emission scanning electron …