Human health risk assessment for toxic elements in the extreme ambient dust conditions observed in Sistan, Iran

RD Behrooz, DG Kaskaoutis, G Grivas, N Mihalopoulos - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the bioaccessibility and health risks related to heavy metals (Cd, Cr,
Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn and metalloid As) in airborne dust samples (TSP and PM 2.5) in …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping of the wind erodible fraction of soil by bidirectional gated recurrent unit (BiGRU) and bidirectional recurrent neural network (BiRNN) deep learning …

M Rezaei, A Mohammadifar, H Gholami, M Mina… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
The destructive consequences of wind erosion have been reported in many studies, but
accurate assessment of wind erosion is still a challenge, especially on large scales. Our …

Numerical simulations of dust storms originated from dried lakes in central and southwest Asia: The case of Aral Sea and Sistan Basin

S Karami, NH Hamzeh, DG Kaskaoutis, A Rashki… - Aeolian Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Ephemeral and dried lakes in southwest and central Asia, such as the Aral Sea and
Hamouns in east Iran, are major sources of dust storms with an increasing tendency during …

Mineralogical, geochemical, and textural characteristics of soil and airborne samples during dust storms in Khuzestan, southwest Iran

N MalAmiri, A Rashki, SR Hosseinzadeh… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Dust storms are frequent phenomena in Khuzestan Province, southwest Iran, leading to
environmental hazards and deleterious impacts on human health. This work analyzes …

Effects of Monsoon, Shamal and Levar winds on dust accumulation over the Arabian Sea during summer–The July 2016 case

A Rashki, DG Kaskaoutis, A Mofidi, F Minvielle… - Aeolian Research, 2019 - Elsevier
This study examines the atmospheric circulation patterns that are associated with
contrasting wind regimes, desert dust outflows and accumulation of dust over the Arabian …

Using the Boruta algorithm and deep learning models for mapping land susceptibility to atmospheric dust emissions in Iran

H Gholami, A Mohammadifar, S Golzari… - Aeolian Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Wind erosion have many negative effects on global terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and
these phenomena are controlled by several factors including climatic, meteorological …

[HTML][HTML] Measurement report: The Urmia playa as a source of airborne dust and ice-nucleating particles–Part 1: Correlation between soils and airborne samples

N Hamzehpour, C Marcolli, S Pashai… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
The emergence of desiccated lake bed sediments and their exposure to wind erosion as a
consequence of climate change and drought in arid and semiarid regions of the world poses …

Simulation and analysis of synoptic scale dust storms over the Arabian Peninsula

SN Beegum, I Gherboudj, N Chaouch, M Temimi… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Dust storms are among the most severe environmental problems in arid and semi-arid
regions of the world. The predictability of seven dust events, viz. D1: April 2–4, 2014; D2 …

The role of the Intertropical discontinuity region and the heat low in dust emission and transport over the Thar Desert, India: A Premonsoon case study

UC Dumka, DG Kaskaoutis, D Francis… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A severe dust storm occurred over north India during 12–16 June 2018 is analyzed using
satellite observations, reanalysis, ground‐based measurements, and model (Meso‐NH) …

Long-range transboundary atmospheric transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, carbonaceous compositions, and water-soluble ionic species in southern …

C ChooChuay, S Pongpiachan, D Tipmanee… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2020 - aaqr.org
This study investigated atmospheric particulate matter (PM) with an aerodynamic diameter
of< 2.5 µm (PM2. 5) observed at the Prince of Songkla University (Phuket Campus) in …