Pollution status of Pakistan: a retrospective review on heavy metal contamination of water, soil, and vegetables

A Waseem, J Arshad, F Iqbal, A Sajjad… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Trace heavy metals, such as arsenic, cadmium, lead, chromium, nickel, and mercury, are
important environmental pollutants, particularly in areas with high anthropogenic pressure …

Air pollution in mega cities in China

CK Chan, X Yao - Atmospheric environment, 2008 - Elsevier
Due to its rapidly expanding economic and industrial developments, China is currently
considered to be the engine of the world's economic growth. China's economic growth has …

Sources, solubility, and dry deposition of aerosol trace elements over the East China Sea

SC Hsu, GTF Wong, GC Gong, FK Shiah, YT Huang… - Marine Chemistry, 2010 - Elsevier
A total of 47 marine aerosols collected from the East China Sea between the spring of 2005
and the spring of 2007 were analyzed for both the water-soluble and the total concentrations …

Aerosol radiative, physical, and chemical properties in Beijing during June 1999

MH Bergin, GR Cass, J Xu, C Fang… - Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Beijing experiences air pollution such that the sky overhead is gray much of the time even
on cloudless days. In order to understand the cause of this problem, the aerosol light …

Measurement of aerosol chemical, physical and radiative properties in the Yangtze delta region of China

J Xu, MH Bergin, X Yu, G Liu, J Zhao, CM Carrico… - Atmospheric …, 2002 - Elsevier
In order to understand the possible influence of aerosols on the environment in the
agricultural Yangtze delta region of China, a one-month field sampling campaign was …

Characteristics of re-suspended road dust and its impact on the atmospheric environment in Beijing

L Han, G Zhuang, S Cheng, Y Wang, J Li - Atmospheric Environment, 2007 - Elsevier
A sampling campaign of re-suspended road dust samples from 53 sites that could cover
basically the entire Beijing, soil samples from the source regions of dust storm in August …

Distribution of highly arsenic and fluoride contaminated groundwater from east Punjab, Pakistan, and the controlling role of anthropogenic pollutants in the natural …

A Farooqi, H Masuda, M Kusakabe, M Naseem… - Geochemical …, 2007 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Sulfur isotopic ratios indicated that the high SO4 2–in groundwater (3.2–7.0‰, CDT) is
mainly derived from coal combusted atmospheric pollutants, fertilizers and household …

Ambient Concentrations and Elemental Compositions of PM10 and PM2.5 in Four Chinese Cities

F Wei, E Teng, G Wu, W Hu, WE Wilson… - Environmental …, 1999 - ACS Publications
Three size fractions of particulate matter (PM), ie, fine particles (PM2. 5), coarse particles
(PM2. 5-10), and PM10, were measured at the school yards of eight elementary schools in …

Temporal and spatial variation in major ion chemistry and source identification of secondary inorganic aerosols in Northern Zhejiang Province, China

JS Xu, MX Xu, C Snape, J He, SN Behera, HH Xu… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
To investigate the seasonal and spatial variations of ion chemistry of fine particles in
Northern Zhejiang Province (NZP), China, one year-long field sampling was conducted at …

Sources of arsenic and fluoride in highly contaminated soils causing groundwater contamination in Punjab, Pakistan

A Farooqi, H Masuda, R Siddiqui… - Archives of environmental …, 2009 - Springer
Highly contaminated groundwater, with arsenic (As) and fluoride (F−) concentrations of up to
2.4 and 22.8 mg/L, respectively, has been traced to anthropogenic inputs to the soil. In the …