Characteristics, Sources, and Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Road Dust PM2.5 in Northwest China

Heavy metal levels, health risks, and potential sources in karst soils of southwestern China

Characteristics, Sources, and Health Risks of PM2.5-Bound Heavy Metals in School Environments: A Comparative Study of Two Cities in South China.

The results highlighting the need for continued source control in school environments, with special attention to nonexhaust traffic emissions and industrial combustion, highlight the need for continued source control in school environments.

Source apportionment and source-oriented health risk assessment of heavy metal(loid)s in soils of Zibo City, a typical industrial City in China: insights from APCS-MLR and Monte Carlo simulation

Pollution Characteristics, Influencing Factors and Health Risk Assessments of Mercury in Atmospheric PM2.5 from Xinxiang, China

This study characterized mercury (Hg) associated with PM2.5 in Xinxiang, China, using samples collected throughout 2015, providing a historical perspective on its temporal variation, relationships with meteorological conditions, gaseous pollutants, carbon components, water-soluble ions, and trace elements. The annual m...

Pollution Levels, Ecological Risks, and Potential Sources of Toxic Elements in Farmland Soils of the Ibinur Lake Basin, China

Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are one of the most concerning pollutant types in the surface environment. In this study, a total of 115 farmland soils from the 0–20 cm layer were collected from the Ibinur Lake Basin (ILB) in northwest China to investigate the concentration characteristics, pollution status, potentia...

Levels, Exposure and Risk Assessment to Metals in Blood of Adult Working Population in Valencia Region (Spain)

Exposure of the general population to essential and toxic metals represents an important public health concern due to their accumulation in the body and their potential adverse effects on multiple target organs. This study, conducted within the framework of the BIOMOVAL project, determined whole-blood concentrations of...