Assessment of heavy metals in total suspended particles and deposited dust in different areas in Assiut city, Egypt.

Hazem A Soliman, Ibrahim H Saleh, Elsayed A Shalaby, Zekry F Ghatass, Ahmed R Shatat, Mohamed Elsafi, Esraa H Abdel-Gawad

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Hazem A SolimanEnvironmental Studies Department, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

Ibrahim H SalehEnvironmental Studies Department, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

Elsayed A ShalabyEnvironmental Studies Department, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

Zekry F GhatassEnvironmental Studies Department, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

Ahmed R ShatatChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.

Mohamed ElsafiPhysics Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

Esraa H Abdel-GawadEnvironmental Studies Department, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. esraaabdelgawad@alexu.edu.eg.

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Abstract

Heavy metals are major environmental pollutants due to their carcinogenic and toxic properties. This study investigates the levels of heavy metals different heavy metals in deposited dust and total suspended particles (TSP) in Assiut City and evaluates their potential health risks. The TSP and deposited dust samples were collected from six sites chosen based on their anthropogenic activities. The levels of the heavy metals in the collected samples were determined by an Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer. During the seasons of the year, the average TSP concentrations in the most polluted location reached 1605 µg/m

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Air PollutantsDustEnvironmental MonitoringMetals, HeavyParticulate MatterCitiesEgyptHumansRisk AssessmentAir PollutantsDustMetals, HeavyParticulate MatterAir pollutionDeposited dustHealth risk assessmentHeavy metalsTotal suspended particulate

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PMID40962809

DOI10.1038/s41598-025-18697-1

PMCPMC12443967

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