[HTML][HTML] Car harm: A global review of automobility's harm to people and the environment

P Miner, BM Smith, A Jani, G McNeill… - Journal of Transport …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the widespread harm caused by cars and automobility, governments, corporations,
and individuals continue to facilitate it by expanding roads, manufacturing larger vehicles …

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 …

Strong evidence for the continued contribution of lead deposited during the 20th century to the atmospheric environment in London of today

E Resongles, V Dietze, DC Green, RM Harrison… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
Although leaded gasoline was banned at the end of the last century, lead (Pb) remains
significantly enriched in airborne particles in large cities. The remobilization of historical Pb …

Systematic review and meta-analyses of lead (Pb) concentrations in environmental media (soil, dust, water, food, and air) reported in the United States from 1996 to …

JJ Frank, AG Poulakos, R Tornero-Velez… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmental lead (Pb) contamination is a persistent public health issue that prominently
impacts communities across the United States. Multimedia Pb exposure assessments are …

Case studies and evidence-based approaches to addressing urban soil lead contamination

MAS Laidlaw, GM Filippelli, S Brown, J Paz-Ferreiro… - Applied …, 2017 - Elsevier
Urban soils in many communities in the United States and internationally have been
contaminated by lead (Pb) from past use of lead additives in gasoline, deterioration of …

Beyond particulate matter mass: heightened levels of lead and other pollutants associated with destructive fire events in California

K Boaggio, SD LeDuc, RB Rice… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
As the climate warms, wildfire activity is increasing, posing a risk to human health. Studies
have reported on particulate matter (PM) in wildfire smoke, yet the chemicals associated with …

Environmental challenges threatening the growth of urban agriculture in the United States

SE Wortman, ST Lovell - Journal of environmental quality, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Urban agriculture, though often difficult to define, is an emerging sector of local food
economies in the United States. Although urban and agricultural landscapes are often …

Linking source and effect: Resuspended soil lead, air lead, and children's blood lead levels in Detroit, Michigan

S Zahran, MAS Laidlaw, SP McElmurry… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
This study evaluates atmospheric concentrations of soil and Pb aerosols, and blood lead
levels (BLLs) in 367 839 children (ages 0–10) in Detroit, Michigan from 2001 to 2009 to test …

[HTML][HTML] A citizen science approach to identifying trace metal contamination risks in urban gardens

MP Taylor, CF Isley, KL Fry, X Liu, MM Gillings… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
We launched the VegeSafe program in 2013 to assist Australians concerned about
exposure to contaminants in their soils and gardens. VegeSafe analyses garden soils …

The concurrent decline of soil lead and children's blood lead in New Orleans

HW Mielke, CR Gonzales, ET Powell… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - pnas.org
Lead (Pb) is extremely toxic and a major cause of chronic diseases worldwide. Pb is
associated with health disparities, particularly within low-income populations. In biological …