[HTML][HTML] Heterogeneous photochemistry in the atmosphere

C George, M Ammann, B D'Anna… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
1. BACKGROUND 1.1. Why Condensed Matter Matters: Types and Significance of
Condensed Matter and Surfaces Encountered in the Atmospheric Environment The …

Ecological and human health hazards of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in road dust of Isfahan metropolis, Iran

N Soltani, B Keshavarzi, F Moore, T Tavakol… - Science of the total …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study investigates trace elements and PAHs content in road dust of Isfahan metropolis,
central Iran. The mean concentrations of As, Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sb and Zn are 22.15, 2.14 …

Assessing heavy metal pollution in the surface soils of a region that had undergone three decades of intense industrialization and urbanization

Y Hu, X Liu, J Bai, K Shih, EY Zeng… - Environmental Science and …, 2013 - Springer
Heavy metals in the surface soils from lands of six different use types in one of the world's
most densely populated regions, which is also a major global manufacturing base, were …

Multivariate analysis of heavy metal contamination in urban dusts of Xi'an, Central China

H Yongming, D Peixuan, C Junji… - Science of the total …, 2006 - Elsevier
Though there are many studies of heavy metal contaminations of urban dusts in developed
countries, little attention has been paid to this kind of study in developing countries …

Chemical speciation and human health risk of trace metals in urban street dusts from a metropolitan city, Nanjing, SE China

H Li, X Qian, W Hu, Y Wang, H Gao - Science of the Total Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
The modified BCR (the European Community Bureau of Reference) sequential extraction
procedure was applied for partitioning and evaluating the mobility, availability and …

Contamination assessment of copper, lead, zinc, manganese and nickel in street dust of Baoji, NW China

X Lu, L Wang, K Lei, J Huang, Y Zhai - Journal of hazardous materials, 2009 - Elsevier
Street dusts collected from Baoji, NW China were analyzed for Cu, Pb, Zn, Mn and Ni by
using PANalytical PW-2403 wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and …

Emissions and fate of brominated flame retardants in the indoor environment: a critical review of modelling approaches

I Liagkouridis, IT Cousins, AP Cousins - Science of the Total Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
This review explores the existing understanding and the available approaches to estimating
the emissions and fate of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) and in particular …

Assessment of lead, cadmium, and zinc contamination of roadside soils, surface films, and vegetables in Kampala City, Uganda

G Nabulo, H Oryem-Origa, M Diamond - Environmental research, 2006 - Elsevier
The relationship between traffic density and trace metal concentrations in roadside soils,
surface films, and a selected vegetable weed, Amaranthus dubius Mart. Ex Thell., was …

Heavy metal distribution in dust from elementary schools in Hermosillo, Sonora, México

D Meza-Figueroa, M De la O-Villanueva… - Atmospheric …, 2007 - Elsevier
The city of Hermosillo, Sonora in northern Mexico was investigated for its heavy metals
content. Samples of sedimented dust in roofs from 25 elementary schools were analyzed for …

Characterization, heavy metal content and health risk assessment of urban road dusts from the historic center of the city of Thessaloniki, Greece

A Bourliva, C Christophoridis, L Papadopoulou… - Environmental …, 2017 - Springer
In the present study, an investigation of the mineralogy and morphology, the heavy metal
content and the health risk of urban road dusts from the second largest city of Greece was …