This study evaluated data from the literature on the presence of heavy metals for the period
of 2010–2022 in the soils of 174 cities across the world. The range values (mg/kg) of Arsenic …

In the past few decades, contamination of urban children's parks (UCPs) with potentially
toxic elements (PTEs) has been attracting more and more interest; however, assessment of …

Nowadays, e-waste is a major source of environmental problems and opportunities due to
presence of hazardous elements and precious metals. This study was aimed to evaluate the …

Automotive brake linings are complex composite materials. Some raw materials used by
manufacturers or the compounds created during the friction process might be potentially …

The contamination characteristics and health risk of barium (Ba), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr),
copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), vanadium (V), zinc (Zn), arsenic (As) …

Metals in urban park soil are closely related to traffic emissions, which adversely affect soil
quality and human health. However, little is known about the quantitative impacts of traffic on …

The present study was carried out to detect some heavy metals such as Fe, Cu, Mn, Ni, Cr,
Zn, As, Pb, Co and Cd in fallen dust and the scalp hair of workers in a local steel factory, and …

In this study, the pollution features of selected heavy metals (Mn, Co, Cr, Ni, Cd, Pb, Zn, and
Cu) in road dust, as well as their associated health risk, were analyzed for children, and …

Potential toxic elements (PTEs) in urban soils are of great environmental concern because
of their potential long-term effects on human health. A systematic soil geochemical survey …

Urban areas are the hot-spots of soil pollution, as a result of increase in urban populations,
vehicular transport increase and industrial growth. Due to the rapid growth of urbanization …