Indoor Air,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
2024(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
In
the
quest
to
optimize
residential
environments
for
health
and
sustainability,
understanding
interaction
between
pedestrian
dynamics
environmental
parameters
is
crucial.
This
study
delves
into
this
intersection
by
conducting
a
detailed
spatial‐temporal
analysis
within
an
apartment
building.
The
research
reveals
pivotal
insights
about
relationship
flow
quality.
Key
findings
reveal
distinct
patterns
in
traffic,
with
two
main
peaks
early
morning
late
evening,
accounting
approximately
24%
of
daily
movement.
identifies
pronounced
preference
upward
elevator
use,
reflecting
residents’
lifestyle
floor‐level
choices.
Importantly,
we
observed
variable
correlations
pollutants.
Pollutants
like
PM
2.5
carbon
monoxide
exhibited
weak
correlations,
while
noise,
TVOC,
formaldehyde,
ozone
showed
stronger
associations
human
uncovered
significant
spatial
differences
pollutant
levels
across
building,
higher
particulate
matter
seventh‐floor
room.
data
suggest
need
tailored
pollution
management
strategies,
especially
noise
hazardous
compounds
formaldehyde
ozone,
which
exceed
safety
limits
certain
areas.
Our
offer
critical
design
environments,
emphasizing
importance
considering
both
factors
optimizing
living
spaces
efficiency.
International Journal of Environmental Health Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 28
Published: April 8, 2025
This
study
aims
to
assess
the
concentrations
of
potentially
toxic
elements
(PTEs)
in
deposited
dust
(DD)
from
urban,
suburban,
and
residential
sporting
footpaths
(UFPs,
SFPs,
RFPs)
Coimbatore,
India,
evaluate
associated
ecological
health
risks.
Dust
samples
were
collected
located
areas.
The
total
PTEs
found
be
USFs
(1431
mg/kg),
SFs
(1073
RSFs
(892
mg/kg).
EFs
for
cadmium
exceeded
185,
suggesting
severe
contamination.
Ecological
risk
assessment
indicated
that
was
primary
contributor,
accounting
84.7%
risk.
Health
analysis
showed
children
on
faced
non-carcinogenic
risks
5.5
times
higher
than
those
adults,
with
highest
carcinogenic
observed
USFs,
followed
by
SSFs
RSFs.
highlights
significant
pollution
urban
areas,
particularly
cadmium,
which
poses
elevated
children's
health.
These
findings
suggest
a
need
targeted
management
strategies
minimize
exposure
PTEs,
especially
areas
high
pedestrian
activity.
Future
research
should
focus
long-term
impacts
control
measures
reducing
PTE
contamination
public
spaces.
Frontiers in Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Aug. 9, 2024
In
recent
decades,
more
and
studies
have
been
conducted
on
source
appointment
of
heavy
metals,
since
they
can
accumulate
in
the
food
chain
a
negative
impact
ecological
environment
human
health.
However,
almost
never
before
had
scholars
tried
to
make
comprehensive
methodical
review
this
field
from
scientometric
bibliometric
perspective.
The
purpose
is
offer
insights
into
research
topics
trend
evaluation
terms
metals
over
time
using
visualization
analysis
software,
CiteSpace.
We
retrieved
total
2,533
articles
Web
Science
Core
Collection
(WoSCC)
dated
between
1994
2022,
analysed
progress,
hotspots,
trends
by
synthesized
networks
cooperation
analysis,
co-citation
keyword
co-occurrence
cluster
keywords
burst
analysis.
overall
development
topic
be
divided
four
periods,
rapid
began
2010.
Environmental
Sciences
was
leading
subject
category,
journal
Total
Environment
highest
number
publications
(9.51%),
which
most
cited
as
well
(2,390
times).
China
published
field,
Chinese
Academy
institution.
Said
Muhammad
Xinwei
Lu
were
top
two
productive
authors.
According
citation
frequency,
Hakanson
L
movers
shakers.
Keyword
results
showed
that
“the
health
risk
assessment,”
“lake
sediments”,
“trace
elements,”
“positive
matrix
factorization,”
“air
pollution,”
“road
dust,”
“megacity”
are
likely
hotspots.
“particulate
matter,”
“China,”
“sediments”
dust”
demonstrated
tendencies
domain
