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SynthesisEnvironmental geochemistry and health2019

A systematic review on global pollution status of particulate matter-associated potential toxic elements and health perspectives in urban environment.

Muhammad Ubaid Ali, Guijian Liu, Balal Yousaf, Habib Ullah, Qumber Abbas, Mehr Ahmad Mujtaba Munir

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Synthesis in Environmental geochemistry and health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  20. Scanning ion conductance microscopy reveals differential effect of PMAnalytical and bioanalytical chemistry · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Muhammad Ubaid AliCAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China.
Guijian LiuCAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China. lgj@ustc.edu.cn.
Balal YousafCAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China.
Habib UllahCAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China.
Qumber AbbasCAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China.
Mehr Ahmad Mujtaba MunirCAS-Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and the Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China.

Funding

National Basic Research Program of China 2014CB238903National Basic Research Program of China 973 Programthe National Natural Science Foundation of China 41402133the National Natural Science Foundation of China 41672144
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Airborne particulate matter (PM) that is a heterogeneous mixture of particles with a variety of chemical components and physical features acts as a potential risk to human health. The ability to pose health risk depends upon the size, concentration and chemical composition of the suspended particles. Potential toxic elements (PTEs) associated with PM have multiple sources of origin, and each source has the ability to generate multiple particulate PTEs. In urban areas, automobile, industrial emissions, construction and demolition activities are the major anthropogenic sources of pollution. Fine particles associated with PTEs have the ability to penetrate deep into respiratory system resulting in an increasing range of adverse health effects, at ever-lower concentrations. In-depth investigation of PTEs content and mode of occurrence in PM is important from both environmental and pathological point of view. Considering this air pollution risk, several studies had addressed the issues related to these pollutants in road and street dust, indicating high pollution level than the air quality guidelines. Observed from the literature, particulate PTEs pollution can lead to respiratory symptoms, cardiovascular problems, lungs cancer, reduced lungs function, asthma and severe case mortality. Due to the important role of PM and associated PTEs, detailed knowledge of their impacts on human health is of key importance.

Indexed as

Air PollutantsAir PollutionAsthmaDustEnvironmental ExposureHumansParticle SizeParticulate MatterRespiratory Tract DiseasesRisk AssessmentUrban HealthVehicle EmissionsAir PollutantsDustParticulate MatterVehicle EmissionsEmissionHealth riskParticulate matterPollutionPTEs

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