Chemical fractionation in environmental studies of potentially toxic particulate-bound elements in urban air: A critical review

R Świetlik, M Trojanowska - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, studies of heavy metal air pollution have increasingly gone beyond
determining total concentrations of individual toxic metals. Chemical fractionation of …

Public health and economic burden of heavy metals in Ethiopia

Y Gelaye - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Heavy metals pose a significant threat to public health and economic stability in Ethiopia,
contaminating various environmental media, including water, soil, and air. This paper aimed …

Global impact of atmospheric arsenic on health risk: 2005 to 2015

L Zhang, Y Gao, S Wu, S Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Arsenic is a toxic pollutant commonly found in the environment. Most of the previous studies
on arsenic pollution have primarily focused on arsenic contamination in groundwater. In this …

Environmental and human health risks of arsenic in gold mining areas in the eastern Amazon

HF de Souza Neto, WV da Silveira Pereira… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of arsenic (As) levels in gold (Au) mining areas in the Amazon is critical
for determining environmental risks and the health of the local population, mainly because …

Soil amendments change bacterial functional genes more than taxonomic structure in a cadmium-contaminated soil

M Xu, X Hao, Z Xiong, H Liao, L Wang, T Zhang… - Soil Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil amendments such as lime, biochar and straw are expected to be effective for in situ
remediation of cadmium (Cd)-contaminated soil, while increasing the taxonomic diversity of …

Concentrations, transport characteristics, and health risks of PM2. 5-bound trace elements over a national park in central India

J Nirmalkar, D Haswani, A Singh, S Kumar… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) mass and its chemical constituents were measured
over Van Vihar National Park (VVNP) in Bhopal, central India. Fine PM collected over two …

[HTML][HTML] Source apportionment and risk estimation of heavy metals in PM10 at a Southern Vietnam megacity

MT Truong, LSP Nguyen, TT Hien, TDH Pham… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2022 - aaqr.org
Airborne particulate matter (PM) pollution is a global concern, in which partitioned heavy
metals (HMs) could impose great risks to residents living in metropolitan areas. In this study …

Multivariate urban air quality assessment of indoor and outdoor environments at Chennai metropolis in South India

MB Karuppasamy, U Natesan, S Karuppannan… - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present study examines indoor and outdoor environmental particulate matter and
gaseous pollutants in order to evaluate the urban air quality, the sources and pathways of …

Heavy metal load and effects on biochemical properties in urban soils of a medium-sized city, Ancona, Italy

D Serrani, F Ajmone-Marsan, G Corti, S Cocco… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Urban soils are often mixed with extraneous materials and show a high spatial variability
that determine great differences from their agricultural or natural counterparts. The soils of …

Environmental contamination and health risk assessment to toxic elements in an active lead–zinc mining area

B Du, H Zhang, D Ji, Z Huang, G Fangqun, J Zhou - Exposure and Health, 2023 - Springer
Non-ferrous metal mining and smelting has emitted large amounts of associated toxic
elements into the environment and poses potential health risks to human health. In this …