Sand and dust storms (SDS) have long been considered as a type of disastrous weather.
Minimizing the severe influence of SDS on the environment and human life has been the …

The mineral composition and chemical and physical analysis of dust particles are essential
to assess the potential impacts of dust on climate, environment, soil and health. The aims of …

The effects of desert dust upon climate and ecosystems depend strongly on its particle size
and size-resolved mineralogical composition. However, there is very limited quantitative …

Using 30 years of satellite observations, two sand and dust storms (SDS) source locations
(hotspots) were detected on the southern side of the Mesopotamian Flood Plain. Around 40 …

The Middle East is a hot spot of dust, and there are reports of as much as 1400 µg m− 3 of
dust in aerosols from Kuwait, which is among some of the highest dust loadings globally. A …

Windbreaks are rows of rough or porous materials that create aerodynamic shelter from
wind or purify the wind. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of adding …

Sedimentological and geochemical studies are integrated to determine the potential of
heavy metals in the Middle Nile Delta soil. Four sources of trace elements were identified; a …

Abstract The Arabian/Persian Gulf, a marginal sea of the northern Indian Ocean, has been
significantly impacted by human activities, leading to a rise in harmful algal blooms (HABs) …

The link between sequence stratigraphy and diagenetic alterations is quite familiar for the
last two decades in different types of reservoir rocks. Understanding the lithologic …

In this study, to investigate the contamination characteristics and potential health
implications of heavy metals in road dust of the typical county in central China, heavy metals …