Trace metal contamination of bottom sediments: a review of assessment measures and geochemical background determination methods

N Nawrot, E Wojciechowska, M Mohsin, S Kuittinen… - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper provides an overview of different methods of assessing the trace metal (TM)
contamination status of sediments affected by anthropogenic interference. The geochemical …

Iran's agriculture in the anthropocene

M Maghrebi, R Noori, R Bhattarai… - Earth's …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The anthropogenic impacts of development and frequent droughts have limited Iran's water
availability. This has major implications for Iran's agricultural sector which is responsible for …

Alarming carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk of heavy metals in Sabalan dam reservoir, Northwest of Iran

S Aradpour, R Noori, MR Vesali Naseh… - Environmental …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This research aims to assess contamination status of water and sediment in Sabalan dam
reservoir (SDR) and evaluate the impact of water withdrawal depths on the carcinogenic and …

Probabilistic human health risk assessment for arsenic, nickel and lead exposures based on two-dimensional Monte Carlo simulation

M Moazamnia, S Sadeghfam… - Groundwater for …, 2024 - Elsevier
Human health risk assessment (HHRA) in probabilistic space is an ongoing research activity
that plays a crucial role in managing water quality risks. This study formulates a probabilistic …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal stratification and mixing of dam reservoirs in Iran

R Noori, M Noury, MK Poshtegal, M Sadrinasab… - Watershed Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Although numerical water quality models offer valuable insights into thermal stratification
(TSn) and mixing dynamics in lakes, they are often resource and time consuming, limiting …

Toxic elemental abundances in the sediment of the Jamuna River, Bangladesh: pollution status, sources, toxicity, and ecological risks assessment

T Kormoker, R Karmoker, M Uddin… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, elemental abundances of As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Pb, and Zn in the 30 composite
sediment samples from Jamuna River, Bangladesh were measured by atomic absorption …

Variability and heavy metal pollution levels in water and bottom sediments of the Liwiec and Muchawka Rivers (Poland)

M Kluska, J Jabłońska - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, human impact on the Earth's ecological environment has become
increasingly visible, with serious negative consequences. One of the most important …

Risk assessment and soil heavy metal contamination near marble processing plants (MPPs) in district Malakand, Pakistan

A Khan, MS Khan, F Hadi, Q Khan, K Ali, G Saddiq - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Soil heavy metals (HMs) pollution is a growing global concern, mainly in regions with rapid
industrial growth. This study assessed the concentrations, potential sources, and health risks …

Spatiotemporal changes in Iranian rivers' discharge

M Maghrebi, R Noori, AD Mehr, R Lak… - Elem Sci …, 2023 - online.ucpress.edu
Trends in river flow at national scale in Iran remain largely unclear, despite good coverage
of river flow at multiple monitoring stations. To address this gap, this study explores the …

Climate change and anthropogenic effects on the drying of a saline lake in an arid region (Namak Lake, Iran)

Z Sheikh, AM Nia, M Ganjali - Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2024 - Springer
The drying up of the saline Namak Lake (NL) is one of the most severe environmental
problems facing Iran's central plateau. A sharp decline (reduction of 509 km2) was identified …