Concentration of heavy metals in street dust: an implication of using different geochemical background data in estimating the level of heavy metal pollution

S Dytłow, B Górka-Kostrubiec - Environmental geochemistry and health, 2021 - Springer
Geochemical background data are used to distinguish between the sources of heavy metal
(natural or anthropogenic) and to categorize the level of heavy metal pollution. In this study …

Source apportionment of magnetite particles in roadside airborne particulate matter

T Gonet, BA Maher, J Kukutschová - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM) is associated with pulmonary, cardiovascular
and neurological problems. Magnetite, a mixed Fe 2+/Fe 3+ oxide, is ubiquitous and …

Overall distribution of tire-wear particles, nano‑carbon black, and heavy metals in size-fractionated road dust collected from steel industrial complexes

E Wi, E Park, H Shin, J Hong, S Jeong, JT Kwon… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tire-wear particles (TWP) from vehicles serves as a non-exhaust emission source. The mass
content of metallic species in road dust may increase owing to the traffic of heavy vehicles …

Magnetic characteristics of atmospheric particulate matter and its indication of atmospheric pollution during winter in Lanzhou, NW China

B Wang, C Gu, Q Chen, M Zhang, X Sun, J Jia - Atmospheric Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
In order to elucidate the significance of environmental magnetic methods in monitoring
atmospheric particulate matter pollution, this study conducted an analysis of the magnetic …

Advanced mineral magnetic and geochemical investigations of road dusts for assessment of pollution in urban areas near the largest copper smelter in SE Europe

N Jordanova, D Jordanova, E Tcherkezova… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to evaluate the urban pollution by combined magnetometric and
geochemical analyses on road dusts from three towns in the vicinity of Cu-smelter and ore …

Integration of chemical fractionation, Mössbauer spectrometry, and magnetic methods for identification of Fe phases bonding heavy metals in street dust

B Górka-Kostrubiec, R Świetlik, T Szumiata… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Street dust is one of the most important carriers of heavy metals (HMs) originating from
natural and anthropogenic sources. The main purpose of the work was to identify which of …

Concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in street dust from bus stops in Qingyang city: Estimates of lifetime cancer risk and sources of exposure for daily …

Y Wu, N Zhang, Y Wang, Y Ren, Z Yuan, N Li - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Lifetime cancer risk and exposure of daily commuters to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) in cities of Northwest China were determined from a study of street dust samples …

Magnetic responses to heavy metal pollution of the industrial soils in Shanghai: Implying the influences of anthropogenic magnetic dustfall on urban environment

XF Hu, M Li, ZC He, L Cui, R Liu, XD Wang… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
Using the magnetic method to detect soil pollution has attracted increasing interest. To study
the influence of magnetic dustfall on urban environment, 105 soil samples (0–5 cm) were …

An integrated approach combining magnetic, geochemical and particle-based techniques to assess metal (loid) loadings in urban venues frequented by children

A Bourliva, E Aidona, L Papadopoulou… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban venues frequented by children, such as playgrounds, are potentially important
sources of exposure to anthropogenic metal (loids). Environmental quality of outdoor …

Spatial distribution of magnetic material in urban road dust classified by land use and type of road in San Luis Potosí, Mexico

A Aguilera, JJ Morales, A Goguitchaichvili… - Air Quality, Atmosphere …, 2020 - Springer
Industrial and vehicular emissions of particles cause multiple damages to human health due
to concentration, size, and composition. These emissions contain magnetic particles; …