This review gives insights into the levels of metals in urban dust, their determination
methods, and risk assessment. Urban dust harbors a number of pollutants, including heavy …

Recent advancements in urban economies and population growth have led to an escalation
in urban soil heavy metal pollution, thereby posing significant threats to human life and …

The rising and continuous pollution of the soil from anthropogenic activities is of great
concern. Owing to this concern, the advent of digital soil mapping (DSM) has been a tool that …

Urbanization-induced land-use changes cause several environmental problems, especially
in developing countries due to a lack of sufficient urban planning. This study was performed …

Urban dust is a mixture of deposited particles from different sources usually linked to
potentially toxic elements (PTEs). Despite the industrialization of many South American …

Siete millones de personas mueren al año por cáncer relacionado con la contaminación
ambiental. El polvo urbano (PU) contiene partículas< 10 µm que afectan la salud humana …

Los metales pesados son elementos minerales cuya acumulación en el suelo, el agua y los
tejidos vegetales constituyen un riesgo para la salud pública. Enfermedades cancerígenas …

Human activities such as farming have contributed to the contamination of water bodies.
Studying the spatial and temporal variations of parameters that influence water quality is …

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a decrease in outdoor activities but an increase in indoor
ones. Does this situation cause changes in pollution patterns? The objective of this study …

Urban dust is a reservoir of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) that can be incorporated into
aquatic ecosystems where they bioaccumulate and biomagnify causing toxic effects. The …