Human health risk assessment of PM2.5-bound heavy metals during a haze season in a semi‑urban agricultural area of Northern Thailand.

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.

Assessment of heavy metals and radionuclides pollution in an agro-mining river system: implications for environmental and human health

This study assessed heavy metal (Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn and Cd) and radionuclide (²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K) pollution and associated risks in the Likuyu River system, Tanzania. Surface water and sediments were collected from five sites along a 22.7 km river stretch, while soils and leafy vegetables were sampled from adjacent farms...

Inhalation Bioaccessibility, Pollution Assessment, and Speciation of Heavy Metals in PM2.5RD Road Dust from Urban and Semi-Urban Areas of Pakistan

Ambient exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) remains a critical global public health concern; however, the speciation and bioaccessibility mechanisms of particle-bound heavy metals within the lung environment are still insufficiently understood. In particular, the role of soluble and insoluble metal species in s...

Integrated Assessment of Heavy Metal Accumulation in Urban Trees and Soils and Associated Non-carcinogenic Health Risks in Sabzevar, Iran

Carcinogenic and Non-Carcinogenic Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Drinking Water near the Batang Masumai River, Indonesia

Contamination of drinking water by heavy metals poses a serious public health concern due to their persistence, bioaccumulation, and potential toxic effects on human health. This study evaluated both carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks associated with seven heavy metals (Hg, Cd, Ni, Fe, Cu, Mn, and Pb) in dr...

Ecological and human health risks from railway-associated contaminants: a case study of trace metal and PAH pollution along a commuter line in Chittagong, Bangladesh