Urban soil and human health: a review
Rapid industrialization and urbanization during recent decades are having dramatic effects
on urban soil properties and lead to large discharges of pollutants, which inevitably affect …
on urban soil properties and lead to large discharges of pollutants, which inevitably affect …
Risk assessment of urban soils contamination: The particular case of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
The assessment of soil quality and characterization of potential risks to the environment and
human health can be a very difficult task due to the heterogeneity and complexity of the …
human health can be a very difficult task due to the heterogeneity and complexity of the …
International analysis of sources and human health risk associated with trace metal contaminants in residential indoor dust
People spend increasing amounts of time at home, yet the indoor home environment
remains understudied in terms of potential exposure to toxic trace metals. We evaluated …
remains understudied in terms of potential exposure to toxic trace metals. We evaluated …
Soil and pollution: an introduction to the main issues
Soil pollution has increased over the last decades and may pose a risk for human and
ecological health. The main causes of soil pollution are associated with human activities …
ecological health. The main causes of soil pollution are associated with human activities …
Bioavailability-based in situ remediation to meet future lead (Pb) standards in urban soils and gardens
H Henry, MF Naujokas, C Attanayake… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
Recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lowered the blood Pb reference
value to 5 μg/dL. The lower reference value combined with increased repurposing of …
value to 5 μg/dL. The lower reference value combined with increased repurposing of …
Assessing bioavailability of complex chemical mixtures in contaminated soils: Progress made and research needs
Understanding the distribution, behaviour and interactions of complex chemical mixtures is
key for providing the evidence necessary to make informed decisions and implement robust …
key for providing the evidence necessary to make informed decisions and implement robust …
Measurement of soil lead bioavailability and influence of soil types and properties: A review
Lead (Pb) is a widespread heavy metal which is harmful to human health, especially to
young children. To provide a human health risk assessment that is more relevant to real …
young children. To provide a human health risk assessment that is more relevant to real …
Incorporating oral bioaccessibility into human health risk assessment due to potentially toxic elements in extractive waste and contaminated soils from an abandoned …
The waste rock, tailings and soil around an abandoned mine site in Gorno (northwest Italy)
contain elevated concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTE) exceeding the …
contain elevated concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTE) exceeding the …
Insights into mixed contaminants interactions and its implication for heavy metals and metalloids mobility, bioavailability and risk assessment
Mobility of heavy metals at contaminated sites is mainly influenced by the soil
physicochemical properties and environmental conditions, therefore assessing heavy …
physicochemical properties and environmental conditions, therefore assessing heavy …
Oral and inhalation bioaccessibility of metal (loid) s in chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-contaminated soils: Assessment of particle size influence
CC van der Kallen, M Gosselin, GJ Zagury - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil samples adjacent to ten CCA-treated utility poles were collected, sieved into four
fractions (< 2 mm, 250–90 μm, 90–20 μm and< 20 μm), and characterized for their total …
fractions (< 2 mm, 250–90 μm, 90–20 μm and< 20 μm), and characterized for their total …