Agroecosystem Contamination with Heavy Metals Due to Road Transportation: A Global Threat to Safe Food Security

AK Singh, JK Choudhary, SK Shukla, K Bauddh… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Road transportation significantly contributes to heavy metals (HMs) in the atmosphere. The
introduction of HMs into the environment is a major global ecotoxicological concern. The …

Exposure to airborne pollutants in urban and rural areas: levels of metals and microorganisms in PM10 and gaseous pollutants in ambient air

U Hilary, EA Efeoghene, AO Issac, R Sami… - Air Quality, Atmosphere …, 2024 - Springer
Assessing air quality is a crucial health concern due to an increase in human activities. This
study examined the concentrations of heavy metals (HMs), harmful gaseous compounds …

Evaluating the Role of Tree Flora in Air Pollution Mitigation and Heavy Metals Accumulation Near Brick Kilns

AK Singh, S Behera, JK Choudhary… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2025 - Elsevier
The tree's efficiency in mitigating air pollution offers a long-term and sustainable solution.
The current study assessed the air pollution tolerance index (APTI) and anticipated …

The effect of industrial and urban dust pollution on the ecophysiology and leaf element concentration of Tilia cordata Mill.

K Bierza, W Bierza - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024 - Springer
The influences of airborne trace elements in urban dust on element concentrations and
functional traits of Tilia cordata were examined. For the present study, the unwashed and …

[PDF][PDF] Health Risk Assessments of Traffic Emissions Impact on the Environment

H Uguru, MO Akwenuke, RO Akpomrere… - Polish Journal of … - pjoes.com
This study aimed to evaluate the ecotoxicity of particulate matter emissions from vehicular
activities. Plant (cashew) and atmospheric samples were collected from 22 locations along …