A critical review of approaches and limitations of inhalation bioavailability and bioaccessibility of metal (loid) s from ambient particulate matter or dust

F Kastury, E Smith, AL Juhasz - Science of the total environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Inhalation of metal (loid) s in ambient particulate matter (APM) represents a significant
exposure pathway to humans. Although exposure assessment associated with this pathway …

Formation, characteristics and eco-environmental implications of urban soils–A review

JL Yang, GL Zhang - Soil science and plant nutrition, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Soils in urban areas have versatile functions, and their ecological services, especially the
ability to buffer and purify pollutants, are very much needed. However, the formation and …

Bioavailability and health risk of some potentially toxic elements (Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn) in street dust of Asansol, India

M Gope, RE Masto, J George, RR Hoque… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Street dust samples were collected from five different types of land use patterns (busy traffic
zone, urban residential area, national highways, industrial area and sensitive area) in a …

Heavy metal (loid) s contaminations in soils of Pakistan: A review for the evaluation of human and ecological risks assessment and spatial distribution

IU Din, S Muhammad, IU Rehman - Environmental Geochemistry and …, 2023 - Springer
Heavy metal (loid) s (HM) contaminations in the soil poses threats to the human and
ecological community due to their bioaccumulation, toxicity, and persistent nature in the …

Potential harmful elements in coal dust and human health risk assessment near the mining areas in Cherat, Pakistan

M Ishtiaq, N Jehan, SA Khan, S Muhammad… - … science and pollution …, 2018 - Springer
This study was aimed to investigate the potential harmful element (PHE) concentrations in
coal dust and evaluate the human risk assessment and health effects near coal mining …

Tracing the sources of bioaccessible metal (loid) s in urban environments: A multidisciplinary approach

E Kelepertzis, V Chrastný, F Botsou, E Sigala… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the links between sources of magnetic particles and bioaccessibility of metal
(loids) in environmental sampling media is crucial for better evaluating human health risks …

Lung bioaccessibility of As, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn in fine fraction (< 20 μm) from contaminated soils and mine tailings

M Guney, CMJ Bourges, RP Chapuis… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study aims (1) to characterize contaminated soils (n= 6) and mine tailings
samples (n= 3) for As, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn content; and (2) to assess elemental lung …

Potentially toxic elements in soil of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Tribal areas, Pakistan: evaluation for human and ecological risk assessment

U Saddique, S Muhammad, M Tariq, H Zhang… - … geochemistry and health, 2018 - Springer
Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) contaminations in the soil ecosystem are considered as
extremely hazardous due to toxicity, persistence and bioaccumulative nature. Therefore, this …

Speciation, bioaccessibility and potential risk of chromium in Amazon forest soils

LJD Moreira, EB da Silva, MPF Fontes, X Liu… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Even though the Amazon region is widely studied, there is still a gap regarding Cr exposure
and its risk to human health. The objectives of this study were to 1) determine Cr …

Methodological factors influencing inhalation bioaccessibility of metal (loid) s in PM2. 5 using simulated lung fluid

F Kastury, E Smith, RR Karna, KG Scheckel… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, methodological factors influencing the dissolution of metal (loid) s in simulated
lung fluid (SLF) was assessed in order to develop a standardised method for the …