Estimation of the contribution of road traffic emissions to particulate matter concentrations from field measurements: A review

P Pant, RM Harrison - Atmospheric environment, 2013 - Elsevier
Road traffic is one of the main sources of particulate matter in the atmosphere. Despite its
importance, there are significant challenges in quantitative evaluation of its contribution to …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban surface dust of Guangzhou, China: status, sources and human health risk assessment

W Wang, M Huang, Y Kang, H Wang… - Science of the total …, 2011 - Elsevier
Ninety-six urban surface dust samples collected from Guangzhou, a typical urban center in
South China, were analyzed for 16 PAHs (2–6 rings).∑ PAHs concentrations in the urban …

Exposure and cancer risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the street dust of Asansol city, India

M Gope, RE Masto, J George… - Sustainable cities and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The sources, distribution and total concentration of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) in 15 urban street dust samples (each for summer, winter and monsoon season) …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological and human health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in Tigris river near the oil refineries in Iraq

RA Grmasha, C Stenger-Kovács, BAH Bedewy… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent Iraqi battles against ISIS in 2014 and 2015 resulted in the destruction or severe
damage to several refineries' infrastructure. This, along with other factors, has led to the …

Burden of disease attributed to ambient PM2.5 and PM10 exposure in 190 cities in China

KJ Maji, M Arora, AK Dikshit - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
Particulate air pollution is becoming a serious public health concern in urban cities of China.
Association of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and economic loss with air pollution …

Worldwide distribution of polyclyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban road dust

D Majumdar, B Rajaram, S Meshram… - International journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are considered as one of the most important
groups of organic environmental contaminants due to their toxicity, persistence and ubiquity …

The PM10 fraction of road dust in the UK and India: Characterization, source profiles and oxidative potential

P Pant, SJ Baker, A Shukla, C Maikawa… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Most studies of road dust composition have sampled a very wide range of particle sizes, but
from the perspective of respiratory exposure to resuspended dusts, it is the PM 10 fraction …

Toxicity and risks assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in river bed sediments of an artisanal crude oil refining area in the Niger Delta, Nigeria

IC Howard, KE Okpara, K Techato - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants that
possess serious risks to human health and the environment. Forty riverbed sediments …

Contamination and cancer risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban dust from different land-uses in the most populated city of Iran

T Mihankhah, M Saeedi, A Karbassi - Ecotoxicology and environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to population growth and the considerable increase in usage of the resources, Human
environment quality has been highly threatened by pollutants in recent decades. Polycyclic …

Levels, risk assessment and sources of PM10 fraction heavy metals in four types dust from a coal-based city

S Kong, B Lu, Y Ji, X Zhao, L Chen, Z Li, B Han… - Microchemical …, 2011 - Elsevier
The concentrations of V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Hg and Pb in PM10 fraction of four
types of dust in a coal-based city, Fushun were detected by inductively coupled plasma …