Heavy metal accumulation related to population density in road dust samples taken from urban sites under different land uses

JM Trujillo-González, MA Torres-Mora… - Science of the total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil pollution is a key component of the land degradation process, but little is known about
the impact of soil pollution on human health in the urban environment. The heavy metals Pb …

Spatial distribution of heavy metal contamination in road dust samples from an urban environment in Samsun, Türkiye

SN Istanbullu, H Sevik, K Isinkaralar… - Bulletin of environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Road dust is an environmental pollution indicator created by human activities for urban land
use. This study aimed to determine the spatial distribution pattern and degree of trace metals …

[PDF][PDF] Heavy metals contamination in roadside dust along major roads and correlation with urbanization activities in Cairo, Egypt

NM Abdel-Latif, IA Saleh - Journal of American Science, 2012 - academia.edu
Heavy metal concentrations in roadside dusts are increasingly becoming of health concern.
Street dust samples were collected from 46 sites representing different activities across the …

Environmental impact assessment of industrial activities on heavy metals distribution in street dust and soil

H Khademi, M Gabarrón, A Abbaspour… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Street dust and soil are important materials for evaluating the contaminants level in industrial
areas. Detailed size-resolved distribution of metal (loid) s in street dusts and soils influenced …

Heavy metal concentrations in roadside soil and street dust from Petra region, Jordan

EME Alsbou, OA Al-Khashman - Environmental monitoring and …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Concentrations of Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb, and Zn were measured in the samples of street
dust and surface roadside soil before Jordan switched to unleaded fuel usage. The samples …

Determining contamination level of heavy metals in road dust from busy traffic areas with different characteristics

TTT Duong, BK Lee - Journal of environmental management, 2011 - Elsevier
This study identified the levels and sources of heavy metal contamination in road dust from
busy traffic areas in a typical industrial city in Korea. This study compared the total …

Heavy metal contamination in urban surface sediments: sources, distribution, contamination control, and remediation

MY Hanfi, MYA Mostafa, MV Zhukovsky - Environmental monitoring and …, 2020 - Springer
Urban road sediments act as large basins for heavy metal contaminants produced as a
result of natural processes and anthropogenic activities. This study is aimed at reviewing …

Concentrations, pollution indices and health risk assessment of heavy metals in road dust from two urbanized cities of Pakistan: Comparing two sampling methods for …

A Qadeer, ZA Saqib, Z Ajmal, C Xing, SK Khalil… - Sustainable cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lahore and Faisalabad are two highly populated metropolitans of Pakistan. The increasing
number of vehicles and urbanization resulted in the contamination of urban road dust with …

Assessment of ecological and human health risks of metals in urban road dust based on geochemical fractionation and potential bioavailability

A Jayarathne, P Egodawatta, GA Ayoko… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Metals are one of the primary pollutants in the urban environment that pose adverse
ecological and human health impacts. Therefore, the accurate quantification of the risk …

A comprehensive review on pollution status and associated health risk assessment of human exposure to selected heavy metals in road dust across different cities of …

A Shahab, Z Hui, S Rad, H Xiao, J Siddique… - … geochemistry and health, 2023 - Springer
In order to expound on the present situation and potential risk of road dust heavy metals in
major cities, a total of 114 literatures mainly over the past two decades, involving more than …