Methods for the assessment of health risk induced by contaminants in atmospheric particulate matter: a review

M Fadel, D Courcot, C Afif, F Ledoux - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2022 - Springer
Air pollution is a major issue for human health with more than 7 million premature deaths per
year due to indoor and outdoor air pollution. Exposure to particulate matter is correlated with …

Characterization of human health risks from particulate air pollution in selected European cities

E Chalvatzaki, SE Chatoutsidou, H Lehtomäki… - Atmosphere, 2019 - mdpi.com
The objective of the current study was to estimate health risk indexes caused by the
inhalation of particulate matter (PM) by adult males and children using data sampled in three …

Health risk assessment of the European inhabitants exposed to contaminated ambient particulate matter by potentially toxic elements

P Broomandi, A Rodríguez-Seijo, N Janatian… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
PM 10-associated potential toxic elements (PTEs) can enter the respiratory system and
cause health problems. In the current study, the health risk indices caused by PM 10 …

Heavy metals in urban street dust: health risk assessment (Lublin City, E Poland)

W Zgłobicki, M Telecka - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Determining the intensity and spatial pattern of health risk caused by
heavy metals in street dust helps in the proper management of the city's environment …

Risk assessment and air quality study during different phases of COVID-19 lockdown in an urban area of Klang Valley, Malaysia

MS Mohd Nadzir, MZ Mohd Nor, MFF Mohd Nor… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has had both positive and negative impacts on humans
and the environment. In general, a positive impact can be seen on the environment …

Contamination and health risk assessment of potentially harmful elements associated with roadside dust in Dhanbad India

DK Patel, MK Jain - Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk …, 2022 - Springer
This study aimed to analyze the potentially harmful elements (PHEs) associated with
roadside dust and their exposure risks to human health in Dhanbad, India. For the …

Radiation hazards of the moassel consumed in Baghdad/Iraq using NaI (Tl) gamma spectroscopy

NF Kadhim, AA Ridha - … Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2019 - Springer
Smoking narghile has become a common occurrence among young Iraqi people since
several years ago, moassel is the name given to the tobacco dentifrice smoked by Iraqi …

Metal pollution and human health risk assessment of soils and edible plants in farmlands around Enyigba lead-zinc mining site, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

NA Obasi, SE Obasi, E Nweze, SO Amadi… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
This study evaluated the level of metals in edible plants, their chemical forms in the soil, and
the associated health risk in Enyigba lead-zinc mining vicinity in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Soil …

Evaluation of hazardous element accumulation in urban soils of Cracow, Lublin and Torun (Poland): pollution and ecological risk indices

A Plak, M Telecka, P Charzyński, A Hanaka - Journal of Soils and …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose This study assesses how urban soil transformation affects pollution levels and
ecological risks in Cracow, Lublin, and Torun using specific geochemical indices. Methods …

Potentially Harmful Elements Associated with Dust of Mosques: Pollution Status, Sources, and Human Health Risks

B Tawabini, M Al-Enazi, MA Alghamdi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Potentially harmful elements (PHEs) associated with dust generated from anthropogenic
sources can be transported into mosques and deposited on the filters of the air-conditioners …