Assessing the contamination level, sources and risk of potentially toxic elements in urban soil and dust of Iranian cities using secondary data of published literature

Tashakor, Mahsa; Modabberi, Soroush; Argyraki, Ariadne

doi:10.1007/s10653-021-00994-z

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“…Therefore, the area is not a risk factor to the human health of construction workers likely due to short exposure duration of two years. Soil ingestion contributed the most to the total non-carcinogenic health risk (92.0%), followed by inhalation of soil particles (4.2%) and dermal contact (3.8%), copying the findings of many recent studies [ [83] , [84] , [85] ]. Among the trace metal (loid)s, Pb, Sb and As from soil ingestion showed the greatest contribution to the non-carcinogenic health risk for workers (45.9%, 23.2% and 7.6% of the HI total value, respectively), while the other metal (loid)s contributed considerably less.…”

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Environmental and health impacts assessment of long-term naturally-weathered municipal solid waste incineration ashes deposited in soil—old burden in Bratislava city, Slovakia

Faragó

Špirová²,

Blazekova³

et al. 2023

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Environmental and health impacts assessment of long-term naturally-weathered municipal solid waste incineration ashes deposited in soil—old burden in Bratislava city, Slovakia

Faragó

Špirová²,

Blazekova³

et al. 2023

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“…This may be an indication of a uniform source for Hg in Zabol, without the presence of specific hot spots of Hg or outliers. 6 Christoforidis and Stamatis [82]; 7 Ordóñez et al [42]; 8 Sahakyan, et al [83]; 9 Nedić, et al [84]; 10 Rasmussen et al [85].…”

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“…Dust can also accelerate environmental pollution by suspending and transporting particulate-bound PTEs; hence, it is considered a key pertinent indicator of urban environmental quality and human health [8,9]. PTEs have frequently been investigated in the soil and street dust of numerous cities around the globe [10][11][12][13][14]. The focus, however, has mainly been on typical urban elements, such as Pb, Cd, Cu, and Zn [15][16][17], while mercury (Hg) as a hazardous contaminant has received less attention.…”

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Characteristics and Health Risk Assessment of Mercury Exposure via Indoor and Outdoor Household Dust in Three Iranian Cities

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This study aims to increase our current knowledge on the concentration of particulate-bound mercury (PBM) in urban environments of three Iranian cities, where high concentrations of dust particles can act as carriers for mercury transport and deposition. A total of 172 dust samples were collected from Ahvaz, Asaluyeh, and Zabol residential houses and in outdoor air and were analyzed for total mercury content. Ahvaz is a highly industrialized city with large metallurgical plants, refineries, and major oil-related activities, which were assumed to contribute to elevated contents of PBM in this city. Very high levels of Hg contamination in Ahvaz indoor dust samples were calculated (Contamination Factor: CF > 6). Sampling sites in Asaluyeh are influenced by Hg emissions from the South Pars Gas Field. However, the results revealed a relatively lower concentration of PBM in Asaluyeh, with a low-to-moderate level of Hg contamination. This is likely ascribed to the lower content of total mercury in hydrocarbon gases than crude oil, in addition to the absence of metal smelting plants in this city compared to Ahvaz. Zabol, as a city devoid of industrial activity, presented the lowest levels of PBM concentration and contamination. Indoor dust in Ahvaz showed considerable potential to cause a non-carcinogenic health risk for children, mainly through the inhalation of PBM, while the health risk for other cities was below safe limits. The trend of health risk was found in the order of indoor > outdoor and children > adults in all studied cities.

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“…Comprehensive nationwide evaluation and intercomparison of published quantitative datasets CEM Non-degradable pollutants such as metals and metalloids 2022 [24] 18.…”

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Cause Identification and Coupling Relationship Analysis of Urban Problems: A Case Study of Poor Parking Convenience

Chen,

Tian,

Wang

et al. 2024

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As the size and complexity of cities around the world increase, various types of urban problems are emerging. These problems are caused by multiple factors that have complex relationships with each other. Addressing a single cause blindly may result in additional problems, so it is crucial to understand how urban problems arise and how their causes interact. The study utilizes the Grey Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (Grey-DEMATEL), in conjunction with the Grey Interpretative Structural Model (Grey-ISM), to construct a hierarchical structure that examines the relationships between the causes of urban problems, thereby revealing the root causes and developmental mechanisms of urban problems. The Grey Matrix Cross-Reference Multiplication Applied to Classification (Grey-MICMAC) method was employed to clarify the influence and position of each cause. The Poor Parking Convenience (PPC) in Wuhan, China, is taken as a case study. The findings reveal the following: (1) the proposed method effectively identifies the key causes and processes of urban problems; (2) the insufficient management of roadside parking areas and impractical allocation of temporary parking spaces are the two main causes of PPC in Wuhan City. This method would be helpful to urban managers in discovering the causes of urban problems and formulating corresponding policies, to ultimately contribute towards healthy urban and sustainable development.

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Assessing the contamination level, sources and risk of potentially toxic elements in urban soil and dust of Iranian cities using secondary data of published literature

Cited by 15 publications

References 132 publications

Environmental and health impacts assessment of long-term naturally-weathered municipal solid waste incineration ashes deposited in soil—old burden in Bratislava city, Slovakia

Environmental and health impacts assessment of long-term naturally-weathered municipal solid waste incineration ashes deposited in soil—old burden in Bratislava city, Slovakia

Characteristics and Health Risk Assessment of Mercury Exposure via Indoor and Outdoor Household Dust in Three Iranian Cities

Cause Identification and Coupling Relationship Analysis of Urban Problems: A Case Study of Poor Parking Convenience

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