Source-specific ecological risk analysis and critical source identification of heavy metals in road dust in Beijing, China

C Men, R Liu, L Xu, Q Wang, L Guo, Y Miao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
To explore the spatial variation of source-specific ecological risks and identify critical
sources of heavy metals in road dust, 36 road dust samples collected in Beijing in March …

Pollution, sources, and human health risk assessment of heavy metals in urban areas around industrialization and urbanization-Northwest China

F Li, H Yang, R Ayyamperumal, Y Liu - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution in urban soils and dust is mostly caused by extensive anthropogenic
activity during urbanization and industrialization. In this research study, the pollution …

Biogeochemical behavior of selenium in soil-air-water environment and its effects on human health

ZN Xu, ZQ Lin, GS Zhao, YB Guo - International Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Selenium as an essential trace element for human beings and animals plays a critical role in
human and animal health via various selenoproteins. Recently, the biogeochemical …

Urban vulnerability in the EMME region and sustainable development goals: A new conceptual framework

I Kyprianou, D Serghides, S Carlucci - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Crises have shocked the global population and forced entire nations to shift their operations
and priorities. The adverse effects of these crises primarily impact cities and their …

Temporal variations of levels and sources of health risk associated with heavy metals in road dust in Beijing from May 2016 to April 2018

C Men, Y Wang, R Liu, Q Wang, Y Miao, L Jiao… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
To analyze the temporal variations of heavy metals, health risk, and source-specific health
risk, 24 road dust samples were collected from Beijing in each month in two years. The …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple exposure pathways and health risk assessment of heavy metal (loid) s for children living in fourth-tier cities in Hubei Province

H Zhang, Z Mao, K Huang, X Wang, L Cheng… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the past, most research focused on the children living near a typical contaminated area
but ignored the health risks of children living in the fourth or fifth tier cities without typical …

Pollution effect assessment of industrial activities on potentially toxic metal distribution in windowsill dust and surface soil in central China

Q Han, Y Liu, X Feng, P Mao, A Sun, M Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Boundaries between industrial and urban areas in developing countries are not clearly
defined, but pollution effect assessment of industrial activities on potentially toxic metal …

Uncertainty analysis in source apportionment of heavy metals in road dust based on positive matrix factorization model and geographic information system

C Men, R Liu, Q Wang, L Guo, Y Miao… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Based on 36 road dust samples from an urbanized area of Beijing in September 2016, the
information about sources (types, proportions, and intensity in spatial) of heavy metals and …

Characteristics, sources, and health risks of PM2. 5-bound trace elements in representative areas of Northern Zhejiang Province, China

J Xu, C Jia, H Yu, H Xu, D Ji, C Wang, H Xiao, J He - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to characterize PM 2.5-bound trace elements in Northern Zhejiang
Province (NZP), one of the most economically prosperous regions in China, and assess the …

Source–specific probabilistic risk evaluation of potentially toxic metal (loid) s in fine dust of college campuses based on positive matrix factorization and Monte Carlo …

X Lu, Z Wang, Y Chen, Y Yang, X Fan, L Wang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Contamination, hazard level and source of 10 widely concerned potentially toxic metal (loid)
s (PTMs) Co, As, Pb, Cr, Cu, Zn, Ni, Mn, Ba, and V in fine dust with particle size below 63 μm …