Advanced mineral magnetic and geochemical investigations of road dusts for assessment of pollution in urban areas near the largest copper smelter in SE Europe

N Jordanova, D Jordanova, E Tcherkezova… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to evaluate the urban pollution by combined magnetometric and
geochemical analyses on road dusts from three towns in the vicinity of Cu-smelter and ore …

Seasonal and spatial variations of magnetic susceptibility and potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in road dusts of Thessaloniki city, Greece: A one-year monitoring …

A Bourliva, N Kantiranis, L Papadopoulou… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
A one-year sampling campaign of road dusts was carried out at 10 distinct sites in the
broader area of the city of Thessaloniki, Greece and concentrations of heavy metals (HMs) …

Magnetic susceptibility of road deposited sediments at a national scale–relation to population size and urban pollution

D Jordanova, N Jordanova, P Petrov - Environmental Pollution, 2014 - Elsevier
Magnetic properties of road dusts from 26 urban sites in Bulgaria are studied. Temporal
variations of magnetic susceptibility (χ) during eighteen months monitoring account for …

Tracking the occurrence of anthropogenic magnetic particles and potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in house dust using magnetic and geochemical analyses

E Kelepertzis, A Argyraki, F Botsou, E Aidona… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
The influence of anthropogenic outdoor sources on the geochemical composition of house
dust material in large cities is poorly understood. In this study, we investigate the magnetic …

Study of road dust magnetic phases as the main carrier of potentially harmful trace elements

A Bourliva, L Papadopoulou, E Aidona - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Mineralogical and morphological characteristics and heavy metal content of different
fractions (bulk, non-magnetic fraction-NMF and magnetic fraction-MF) of road dusts from the …

Magnetic, geochemical, and microstructural characteristics of road dust on roadsides with different traffic volumes—Case study from Finland

MS Bućko, T Magiera, LJ Pesonen, B Janus - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2010 - Springer
The combination of magnetic, geochemical, and microstructural methods was used to
characterize road dust properties in roadside soils of two sites in southern Finland: a …

Insights into the chemical partitioning of trace metals in roadside and off-road agricultural soils along two major highways in Attica's region, Greece

F Botsou, A Sungur, E Kelepertzis, M Soylak - … and Environmental Safety, 2016 - Elsevier
We report in this study the magnetic properties and partitioning patterns of selected trace
metals (Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd, Ni) in roadside and off-road (> 200 m distance from the road edge) …

Anthropogenic magnetic particles and heavy metals in the road dust: Magnetic identification and its implications

T Yang, Q Liu, H Li, Q Zeng, L Chan - Atmospheric Environment, 2010 - Elsevier
Magnetic properties of road dusts in the East Lake area in Wuhan, China, were measured
and compared with the results of heavy metal analyses in order to delineate the sources of …

Magnetic properties as indicators of Cu and Zn contamination in soils

LU Sheng-Gao, BAI Shi-Qiang, FU Li-Xia - Pedosphere, 2008 - Elsevier
Concentrations of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) and various magnetic parameters in
contaminated urban roadside soils were investigated using chemical analysis and magnetic …

Traffic-related pollutants in roadside soils of different countries in Europe and Asia

M Wawer, T Magiera, G Ojha, E Appel, G Kusza… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2015 - Springer
We investigated the magnetic and chemical properties of the roadside soil samples
collected from five European and Asian countries. Spots in which cars slowed down and/or …