This review summarizes over 160 studies focused on soil contamination near non-ferrous
metal smelters. The methods of these investigations were examined with an emphasis on …

The increasing demand for minerals pressurizing the mining authorities to extract low-grade
ore results in more mining waste and degradation of the environment. The main aim of …

This study aimed to (1) investigate microrubbers (MRs) for the first time and identify
microplastics (MPs) in street dust,(2) determine the physicochemical and mineralogical …

The growing problem of changing environmental conditions caused by climate
destabilization is well recognized as one of the defining issues of our time. The root problem …

Bushehr, a port along the northern part of the Persian Gulf, has repeatedly encountered dust
storms in recent years but there is not been a comprehensive study on the PM 2.5 contents …

Reports on the effects of PM 10 from dust storm on lung cells are limited. The main purpose
of this study was to investigate the chemical composition and in vitro toxicological impacts of …

The presence of microbes in airborne aerosol particles, especially dust, is a major public
health concern in desert regions. This study is the first of its kind to examine the effect of dust …

Aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions are widely held to be the largest single source of
uncertainty in climate model projections of future radiative forcing due to increasing …

The geochemical nature and health hazards of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the street dust of Bandar Abbas, Iran, are …

As air pollution is a major problem in Tehran, this study aimed to investigate the
physicochemical characterization of the water-soluble and organic contents of ambient PM …