Deposition of trace metals associated with atmospheric particulate matter: Environmental fate and health risk assessment

M Vithanage, PC Bandara, LAB Novo, A Kumar… - Chemosphere, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Anthropogenic and natural sources influence trace metals (TMs) bound to different sized
particulate matter (PM) in dry and wet atmospheric deposition, which can create ecosystem …

Source apportionment and health risk assessment of heavy metals in soil for a township in Jiangsu Province, China

Y Jiang, S Chao, J Liu, Y Yang, Y Chen, A Zhang… - Chemosphere, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Human activities contribute greatly to heavy metal pollution in soils. Concentrations of 15
metal elements were detected in 105 soil samples collected from a typical rural-industrial …

Trends in analytical techniques applied to particulate matter characterization: a critical review of fundaments and applications

ES Galvão, JM Santos, AT Lima, NC Reis Jr… - Chemosphere, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Epidemiological studies have shown the association of airborne particulate matter (PM) size
and chemical composition with health problems affecting the cardiorespiratory and central …

Effects of atmospheric deposition on heavy metals accumulation in agricultural soils: Evidence from field monitoring and Pb isotope analysis

P Liu, Q Wu, W Hu, K Tian, B Huang, Y Zhao - Environmental Pollution, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Atmospheric deposition is an essential pathway of heavy metals (HMs) from the atmosphere
to soils, while few studies assess the effects and contributions of atmospheric deposition on …

[HTML][HTML] Ambient particulate matter source apportionment using receptor modelling in European and Central Asia urban areas

SM Almeida, M Manousakas, E Diapouli, Z Kertesz… - Environmental …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
This work presents the results of a PM2. 5 source apportionment study conducted in urban
background sites from 16 European and Asian countries. For some Eastern Europe and …

Temporal and spatial distributions and sources of heavy metals in atmospheric deposition in western Taihu Lake, China

Y Li, S Zhou, Z Jia, K Liu, G Wang - Environmental Pollution, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Heavy metals in atmospheric dust can directly pollute the soil, water and sediment, causing
serious harm to human health. In this study, the temporal and spatial distribution …

Emission control priority of PM2. 5-bound heavy metals in different seasons: A comprehensive analysis from health risk perspective

J Liu, Y Chen, S Chao, H Cao, A Zhang… - Science of the total …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Source-specific health risks of PM 2.5-bound metals were analyzed for emission control by
integrating source apportionment with health risk assessments of residents affected via …

Contamination characteristics and source apportionment of heavy metals in topsoil from an area in **'an city, China

X Chen, X Lu - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2018‏ - Elsevier
As soil-extractable elements potentially pose ecological and health risks, identifying their
contamination characteristics and sources is crucial. Therefore, to understand topsoil trace …

Heavy metals and trace elements in atmospheric fall-out: their relationship with topsoil and wheat element composition

GMA Bermudez, R Jasan, R Plá, ML Pignata - Journal of hazardous …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
The objectives of this study were to determine the average concentrations and deposition
rates of 28 elements in atmospheric bulk deposition and to elucidate associations among …

[HTML][HTML] Study on the oxidation potential of the water-soluble components of ambient PM2. 5 over **'an, China: Pollution levels, source apportionment and transport …

Y Wang, M Wang, S Li, H Sun, Z Mu, L Zhang… - Environment …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are a class of substances that are of general concern in
terms of human health and are used to represent the oxidation potential (OP) of the …