A review on the importance of metals and metalloids in atmospheric dust and aerosol from mining operations

J Csavina, J Field, MP Taylor, S Gao… - Science of the Total …, 2012 - Elsevier
Contaminants can be transported rapidly and over relatively long distances by atmospheric
dust and aerosol relative to other media such as water, soil and biota; yet few studies have …

Lead isotopic compositions of selected coals, Pb/Zn ores and fuels in China and the application for source tracing

XY Bi, ZG Li, SX Wang, L Zhang, R Xu… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Lead (Pb) pollution emission from China is becoming a potential worldwide threat. Pb
isotopic composition analysis is a useful tool to accurately trace the Pb sources of aerosols …

The Earth's atmosphere–A stable isotope perspective and review

J Hoefs, R Harmon - Applied Geochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the stable isotope composition of the gases and aerosols
comprising the Earth's atmosphere. Recent technical progress in analytical methodologies …

The source of natural and anthropogenic heavy metals in the sediments of the Minjiang River Estuary (SE China): implications for historical pollution

Y Xu, Q Sun, L Yi, X Yin, A Wang, Y Li… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Two sedimentary cores in the Minjiang River estuary (SE China) are documented for grain
size, clay minerals, heavy metals, magnetic parameters and Pb isotopes to investigate the …

[HTML][HTML] Dust storms in northern China: Long-term spatiotemporal characteristics and climate controls

Q Guan, X Sun, J Yang, B Pan, S Zhao… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Airborne dust derived from desertification in northern China can be transported to East Asia
and other regions, impairing human health and affecting the global climate. This study of …

[HTML][HTML] Source apportionment of ambient fine and coarse particulate matter at the Fort McKay community site, in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Alberta, Canada

MS Landis, JP Pancras, JR Graney, EM White… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
An ambient air particulate matter sampling study was conducted at the Wood Buffalo
Environmental Association (WBEA) AMS-1 Fort McKay monitoring station in the Athabasca …

Pacific Ocean aerosols: Deposition and solubility of iron, aluminum, and other trace elements

CS Buck, WM Landing, J Resing - Marine Chemistry, 2013 - Elsevier
The deposition of aerosols to the open ocean and the mechanisms controlling trace element
solubility are important factors in the biogeochemical cycling of biolimiting elements …

Anthropogenic lead emissions in the ocean: The evolving global experiment

EA Boyle, JM Lee, Y Echegoyen, A Noble, S Moos… - Oceanography, 2014 - JSTOR
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Anthropogenic Lead Emissions in the Ocean BY EDWARD A. BOYLE, JONG-MI LEE, YOLANDA …

Chemical characteristics and source apportionment of PM10 during Asian dust storm and non-dust storm days in Beijing

Q Liu, Y Liu, J Yin, M Zhang, T Zhang - Atmospheric Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
To study the chemical characteristics of Asian dust storm, airborne particulate matter PM 10
(particles with aerodynamic diameter smaller than 10 μm) was collected at two sites in …

Provenance of anthropogenic Pb and atmospheric dust to northwestern North America

BG Koffman, P Saylor, R Zhong… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Industrial activities release aerosols containing toxic metals into the atmosphere, where they
are transported far from their sources, impacting ecosystems and human health …