An emerged challenge of air pollution and ever-increasing particulate matter in Pakistan; a critical review

MS Anjum, SM Ali, MA Subhani, MN Anwar… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study, for the first time, aims to evaluate the situation of air quality in Pakistan critically;
through a detailed assessment of sources, policies, and key challenges to identify the …

Exposure to urban particulate matter and its association with human health risks

YA Alemayehu, SL Asfaw, TA Terfie - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
Human health and environmental risks are increasing following air pollution associated with
vehicular and industrial emissions in which particulate matter is a constituent. The purpose …

Human health risk assessment for toxic elements in the extreme ambient dust conditions observed in Sistan, Iran

RD Behrooz, DG Kaskaoutis, G Grivas, N Mihalopoulos - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the bioaccessibility and health risks related to heavy metals (Cd, Cr,
Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn and metalloid As) in airborne dust samples (TSP and PM 2.5) in …

Urbanization and regional air pollution across South Asian developing countries–A nationwide land use regression for ambient PM2. 5 assessment in Pakistan

Y Shi, M Bilal, HC Ho, A Omar - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Rapid economic growth, urban sprawl, and unplanned industrialization has increased
socioeconomic statuses but also decreased air quality in South Asian developing countries …

Concentrations, pollution indices and health risk assessment of heavy metals in road dust from two urbanized cities of Pakistan: Comparing two sampling methods for …

A Qadeer, ZA Saqib, Z Ajmal, C Xing, SK Khalil… - Sustainable cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lahore and Faisalabad are two highly populated metropolitans of Pakistan. The increasing
number of vehicles and urbanization resulted in the contamination of urban road dust with …

Assessment of heavy metal accumulation in dust and leaves of Conocarpus erectus in urban areas: implications for phytoremediation

K Yasmeen, F Islam, SA Anees, A Tariq… - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the spatio-temporal variation of heavy metal concentrations in
roadside dust and its correlation with heavy metal content in roadside plant leaves. Sixty re …

Exploring hazard quotient, cancer risk, and health risks of toxic metals of the Mehmood Booti and Lakhodair landfill groundwaters, Pakistan

R Mary, R Nasir, A Alam, A Tariq, R Nawaz… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Landfill sites are the most common types of polluted land as they contaminate the
environment badly. Environmental management of polluted sites can only be efficiently done …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of pollution and health risks of heavy metals in particulate matter and road dust along the road network of Dhanbad, India

S Kumari, MK Jain, SP Elumalai - Journal of Health …, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
Background. The rise in particulate matter (PM) concentrations is a serious problem for the
environment. Heavy metals associated with PM10, PM2. 5, and road dust adversely affect …

Characterization methods of ions and metals in particulate matter pollutants on PM2. 5 and PM10 samples from several emission sources

MA Correa, SA Franco, LM Gómez, D Aguiar… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This research investigated the current methods of characterization of ions and metals in
particulate matter pollutants from different emission sources. The study was conducted …

Features of fully integrated renewable energy atlas for Pakistan; wind, solar and cooling

A Ashfaq, A Ianakiev - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
A fully integrated renewable energy atlas is presented which provides the wind and solar
photo-voltaic (PV) power generation potential as well as cooling demand for Pakistan at a …