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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2021

A comparison of waste recycling facilities for their contribution of heavy metals and trace elements in ambient air.

Abdullah Yasar, Mahnoor Shoukat, Naveed Anwar, Amtul Bari Tabinda, Muhammd Naveed Anwar, Abdul-Sattar Nizami

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Abdullah YasarSustainable Development Study Centre, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan. yasar.abdullah@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3634-8864
Mahnoor ShoukatSustainable Development Study Centre, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Naveed AnwarSustainable Development Study Centre, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Amtul Bari TabindaSustainable Development Study Centre, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Muhammd Naveed AnwarSustainable Development Study Centre, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Abdul-Sattar NizamiSustainable Development Study Centre, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
Government College University, Lahore · PK

Funding

Government College University Lahore M.Phil.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A multi-elemental analysis, including heavy metals and trace elements in ambient air samples, was conducted for computers, wires, lead batteries, and iron extraction facilities in Lahore by proton-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) spectroscopy. The data obtained from PIXE analysis revealed the presence of Mg, Al, Zn, S, Pb, K, Ti, Fe, Si, K, and Cr elements at e-waste recycling facilities. The computer dismantling site revealed a higher concentration of Fe (634.7 μg/m

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Air PollutantsMetals, HeavyTrace ElementsChromiumEnvironmental MonitoringHumansParticulate MatterRecyclingAir PollutantsChromiumMetals, HeavyParticulate MatterTrace ElementsAmbient airE-waste recyclingHealth impactsHeavy metalsProton-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) spectroscopyTrace elementsWorkers’ awareness

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PMID33394427
OpenAlexW3120296584

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