Heavy metal pollution levels, source apportionment and risk assessment in dust storms in key cities in Northwest China

H Luo, Q Wang, Q Guan, Y Ma, F Ni, E Yang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the potential hazards of heavy metals in dust storms were investigated by
collecting dust storm samples, measuring their heavy metal concentrations, and using index …

Pollution, sources, and human health risk assessment of heavy metals in urban areas around industrialization and urbanization-Northwest China

F Li, H Yang, R Ayyamperumal, Y Liu - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution in urban soils and dust is mostly caused by extensive anthropogenic
activity during urbanization and industrialization. In this research study, the pollution …

Iron-organic matter colloid control rare earth element environmental mobility

Y Tadayon, M Davranche, D Vantelon, A Dia… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REE) have raised significant environmental concern due to their
increasing use in human activities and subsequent release into the environment. Hence, in …

Atmospheric transport of microplastics during a dust storm

S Abbasi, M Rezaei, F Ahmadi, A Turner - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Dust storms are common events in arid and semi-arid regions that have a wide range of
impacts on the environment and human health. This study addresses the presence …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of concentration and characterization of potential toxic elements and fluorine in ambient air dust from Iran's industrial capital: a health risk …

A Mohammadpour, F Abbasi, MR Gili, A Kazemi… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The emission and adsorption of mineral elements to dust from geogenic and anthropogenic
sources are health challenges in residential areas. This study investigated, for the first time …

Prevalence and physicochemical characteristics of microplastics in the sediment and water of Hashilan Wetland, a national heritage in NW Iran

S Abbasi - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The freshwater Hashilan Wetland is an Iranian national heritage in Kermanshah
Province which is planned to be registered as a World Heritage site because of its …

Pollution characteristics and source apportionment of heavy metal (loid) s in soil and groundwater of a retired industrial park

Z ** of the wind erodible fraction of soil by bidirectional gated recurrent unit (BiGRU) and bidirectional recurrent neural network (BiRNN) deep learning …
M Rezaei, A Mohammadifar, H Gholami, M Mina… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
The destructive consequences of wind erosion have been reported in many studies, but
accurate assessment of wind erosion is still a challenge, especially on large scales. Our …

[HTML][HTML] Potential ecological risk and zoning control strategies for heavy metals in soils surrounding core water sources: A case study from Danjiangkou Reservoir …

Y Sheng, Z Wang, X Feng - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metals in soils can migrate into the food chain and affect human health. In particular,
they can be released into water supplies through interactions between soils and water. It is …

Adverse impacts of Asian dust events on human health and the environment—A probabilistic risk assessment study on particulate matter-bound metals and bacteria in …

D Roy, J Kim, M Lee, J Park - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to assess the impact of Asian dust (AD) on the human health and the
environment. Particulate matter (PM) and PM-bound trace elements and bacteria were …