Particle-bound pollutants can pose a health risk to humans. Inhalation exposure evaluated
by total contaminant concentrations significantly overestimates the potential risk. To assess …

Arsenic (As)-contaminated gold mine waste is a global problem and poses a significant risk
to the ecosystem and community (eg, carcinogenic, toxicity). Arsenic concentrations of …

Tungsten (W) contamination presents emerging environmental challenges, necessitating the
need to establish soil screening levels (SSLs), especially for residential soils. This study …

The environmental impact of toxic metal contamination from legacy mining activities, many of
which had operated and were closed prior to the enforcement of robust environmental …

The risk assessment of phosphate mining/processing industrial activities on the environment
and human health is crucial to properly manage and minimize the risks over time. In this …

Exposure to potentially toxic metal (loid) s (PTMs) in soil may happen via ingestion,
inhalation, and dermal pathway. A more accurate risk characterization should consider PTM …

Soil samples adjacent to ten CCA-treated utility poles were collected, sieved into four
fractions (< 2 mm, 250–90 μm, 90–20 μm and< 20 μm), and characterized for their total …

Freshly erupted volcanic ash contains a range of soluble elements, some of which can
generate harmful effects in living cells and are considered potentially toxic elements (PTEs) …

Inhalation of playground dust-derived fine particles in schoolyards poses a risk from
exposure to metal (oids) and minerals. In this work, we obtained the total concentration and …

There are thousands of disused and abandoned mining sites around the world with
substantial accumulations of exposed mine spoil materials that pose a direct threat to their …