Deposition of trace metals associated with atmospheric particulate matter: Environmental fate and health risk assessment

M Vithanage, PC Bandara, LAB Novo, A Kumar… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic and natural sources influence trace metals (TMs) bound to different sized
particulate matter (PM) in dry and wet atmospheric deposition, which can create ecosystem …

A critical review of the variation in rainwater acidity in 24 Chinese cities during 1982–2018

R Qu, G Han - Elem Sci Anth, 2021 - online.ucpress.edu
Rainwater is an essential pathway to remove fine particulate matter and dissolved
atmospheric pollutants (eg, SO2, HNO3, and NH3). Acid rain (pH< 5.6) has been a severe …

[HTML][HTML] New insights into heavy metal elements deposition in the snowpacks of mountain glaciers in the eastern Tibetan Plateau

X Jiao, Z Dong, S Kang, Y Li, C Jiang… - … and Environmental Safety, 2021 - Elsevier
Atmospheric heavy metals have important environmental and health threats. To investigate
atmospheric deposition and contamination of heavy metal elements in the glaciers of the …

[HTML][HTML] Carbonaceous aerosol transport from the Indo-Gangetic Plain to the Himalayas: Carbon isotope evidence and light absorption characteristics

P Chen, S Kang, C Li, Z Hu, L Tripathee, M Rai, T Pu… - Geoscience …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) is a major regional and global emitter of atmospheric
pollutants, which adversely affect surrounding areas such as the Himalayas. We present a …

Major ions and potentially toxic elements in atmospheric precipitation during the COVID-19 lockdown in Moscow megacity

D Vlasov, N Kasimov, I Eremina, G Shinkareva… - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
For the first time, the change in the physicochemical properties, ions composition,
concentrations, and ratio of soluble and insoluble potentially toxic elements (PTEs), as well …

Effects of forest fire smoke deposition on soil physico-chemical properties and bacterial community

Z Zhu, Y Ma, M Tigabu, G Wang, Z Yi, F Guo - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The number of forest fires has increased globally, together with considerable smoke
emission that significantly impacts the atmospheric environment and associated …

Characteristics, sources, and health risk assessment of atmospheric particulate mercury in Guanzhong Basin

X Li, R Zhang, L Tripathee, F Yu, J Guo, W Yang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) has received increasing public attention owing to its high toxicity and global
distribution capability via long-range atmospheric transportation. Guanzhong Basin (GB) is …

Impact of global warming on regional cycling of mercury and persistent organic pollutants on the Tibetan Plateau: current progress and future prospects

L Chai, Y Zhou, X Wang - Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Global warming profoundly affects not only mountainous and polar environments, but also
the global and regional cycling of pollutants. Mercury (Hg) and persistent organic pollutants …

Accumulation pattern and risk assessment of metal elements in permafrost-affected soils on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

W Wang, E Abakumov, X Wu, X Ji, C Mu, X Zhu, G Li - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Permafrost-affected soils can serve as a major reservoir of metal elements (MEs) from
anthropogenic sources by atmospheric transport. Understandings of the contents, sources …

Atmospheric wet iron, molybdenum, and vanadium deposition in Chinese terrestrial ecosystems

Y Chen, Q Wang, J Zhu, Y Xi, Q Zhang… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Iron (Fe), molybdenum (Mo), and vanadium (V) are the main components of the three known
biological nitrogenases, which constrain nitrogen fixation and affect ecosystem productivity …