Chemical fractionation in environmental studies of potentially toxic particulate-bound elements in urban air: A critical review

R Świetlik, M Trojanowska - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, studies of heavy metal air pollution have increasingly gone beyond
determining total concentrations of individual toxic metals. Chemical fractionation of …

A brief review of health-related issues occurring in urban areas related to global warming of 1.5 C

J Bartholy, R Pongrácz - Current opinion in environmental sustainability, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•The urban heat island effect and global warming both increase local temperature
conditions.•Heat-related mortality will increase more in rural areas compared to urban areas …

Health risk analysis of elemental components of an industrially emitted respirable particulate matter in an urban area

OM Morakinyo, MS Mukhola, MI Mokgobu - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Particulate matter of aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 µm (PM2. 5) is a recognised
carcinogen and a priority air pollutant owing to its respirable and toxic chemical …

A comparative study of heavy metal pollution in ambient air and the health risks assessment in industrial, urban and semi-urban areas of West Bengal, India: an …

B Ghosh, PK Padhy, S Niyogi, PK Patra, M Hecker - Environments, 2023 - mdpi.com
Air pollution is an immense problem due to its detrimental health effects on human
populations. This study investigates the distribution of particle-bound heavy metals and …

Heavy metals bounded to particulate matter in the residential and industrial sites of Islamabad, Pakistan: Implications for non-cancer and cancer risks

SA Khan, S Muhammad, S Nazir, FA Shah - Environmental Technology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated the levels of particulate matter (PM 10) and bounded heavy metals in
the industrial and residential sites of Islamabad, Pakistan. The PM 10 samples were …

Mass concentrations, seasonal variations, chemical compositions and element sources of PM10 at an urban site in Constantine, northeast Algeria

F Bencharif-Madani, H Ali-Khodja… - Journal of Geochemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study presents for the first time, the results of a one-year measurement campaign on
ambient PM 10 (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter< 10 μm) at an urban site at …

Integrated assessment of affinity to chemical fractions and environmental pollution with heavy metals: a new approach based on sequential extraction results

Y Vodyanitskii, D Vlasov - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2021 - mdpi.com
To assess the affinity degree of heavy metals (HMs) to geochemical phases, many indices
with several limitations are used. Thus, this study aims to develop a new complex index for …

Chemical fractionation, bioavailability, and health risks of heavy metals in fine particulate matter at a site in the Indo-Gangetic Plain, India

D Sah, PK Verma, MK Kandikonda… - Environmental Science and …, 2019 - Springer
In the present study, the distribution and chemical fractionation of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu,
Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in PM 2.5 collected at Sikandarpur in Agra from September 2015 to …

Use of black poplar leaves for the biomonitoring of air pollution in an urban agglomeration

L Levei, O Cadar, V Babalau-Fuss, E Kovacs, AI Torok… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Trees are considered to be an effective tool for metal pollution biomonitoring. In the present
study, the concentration of metals (Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Co, Ni, Fe, Mn, and Al) in black poplar …

Health risk assessment of heavy metals in PM2.5 and PM10 in Sarajevo air, Bosnia and Herzegovina

N Trako, F Mašić, F Ajanović, S Merdan… - … Science and Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The concentrations of eight heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) associated with
PM2. 5 and PM10 in Sarajevo air, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have been studied. A total …