Sources and human health risks associated with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in urban dust: A global perspective

Environment International, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 187, P. 108708 - 108708

Published: April 27, 2024

Long-term exposure to urban dust containing potentially toxic elements (PTEs) poses detrimental impacts on human health. However, studies estimating health risks in dusts from a global perspective are scarce. We evaluated data for twelve PTEs across 59 countries 463 published articles, including their concentrations, input sources, and probabilistic found that 34.1 60.3% of those investigated have been heavily contaminated with As Cd, respectively. The was significantly correlated economic structure due emissions industrial activities traffic being the major sources. Based Monte Carlo simulation, we mean hazard index below safe threshold (1.0) could still cause non-negligible Arsenic Cr were threatening health, relatively high risk levels observed cities China, Korea, Chile, Malaysia, Australia. Importantly, our analysis suggested threaten approximately 92 million adults 280 children worldwide. Overall, study provides important foundational understanding guidance policy decision-making reduce potential associated PTE promote sustainable development economies.

Language: Английский

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Densification of raw and torrefied biomass: A review

Biomass and Bioenergy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 184, P. 107210 - 107210

Published: April 13, 2024

Language: Английский

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Source-specific probabilistic exposure to PM2.5-bound trace elements in a school environment

Building and Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 270, P. 112509 - 112509

Published: Jan. 5, 2025

Language: Английский

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The influence of urban exposures and residence on childhood asthma

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 33(5)

Published: May 1, 2022

Children with asthma who live in urban neighborhoods experience a disproportionately high burden, increased incident and symptoms, exacerbations, acute visits hospitalizations for asthma. There are multiple exposures that contribute to pediatric morbidity, including exposure pest allergens, mold, endotoxin, indoor outdoor air pollution. living also inequities social determinants of health, such as poverty, substandard housing quality, rates obesity, chronic stress. These disparities then turn can increase the risk compound morbidity poor repair is factor infestation mold poverty Environmental interventions reduce in-home allergen concentrations have yielded inconsistent results. Population-level smoking bans public places legislation decrease traffic-related pollution been successful at reducing improving lung function growth. Given interface synergy between it likely population community-level changes will be needed excess burden children neighborhoods.

Language: Английский

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Carbon-integrated semiconductor photocatalysts for removal of volatile organic compounds in indoor environments

Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 452, P. 139436 - 139436

Published: Sept. 26, 2022

Language: Английский

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A review of plants formaldehyde metabolism: Implications for hazardous emissions and phytoremediation

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 436, P. 129304 - 129304

Published: June 7, 2022

The wide use of hazardous formaldehyde (CH2O) in disinfections, adhesives and wood-based furniture leads to undesirable emissions indoor environments. This is highly problematic as a toxic compound present both liquid gaseous form. majority atmospheric derive from microbial plant decomposition. However, plants also reversibly absorb released for example structural materials such furniture, thus offering beneficial phytoremediation properties. Here we provide the first comprehensive review metabolism, physiology remediation focusing on release absorption including species-specific differences maintaining environmental air quality standards. Phytoremediation depends rhizosphere, temperature, humidity season future therefore need take these biological factors into account balance between emission phytoremediation. would pave road pollution improve planetary health through several UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Language: Английский

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Charting the landscape of the environmental exposome

iMeta, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 1(4)

Published: Sept. 2, 2022

Abstract The exposome depicts the total exposures in lifetime of an organism. Human comprises from environmental and humanistic sources. Biological, chemical, physical pose potential health threats, especially to susceptible populations. Although still its nascent stage, we are beginning recognize vast dynamic nature exposome. In this review, systematically summarize biological chemical exposomes three broad matrices—air, soil, water; each contains several distinct subcategories, along with a brief introduction Disease‐related highlighted, humans also major source disease‐related exposures. We further discuss interactions between biological, exposomes. Finally, propose list outstanding challenges under research framework that need be addressed move field forward. Taken together, present detailed landscape prime researchers join exciting new field.

Language: Английский

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Particulate pollution and its toxicity to fish: An overview

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 270, P. 109646 - 109646

Published: May 10, 2023

Language: Английский

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Housing conditions and the health and wellbeing impacts of climate change: a scoping review

Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 120846 - 120846

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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How does particulate air pollution affect barrier functions and inflammatory activity of lung vascular endothelium?

Allergy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 78(3), P. 629 - 638

Published: Jan. 2, 2023

Both particulate matter and gaseous components of air pollution have already been shown to increase cardiovascular mortality in numerous studies. It is, however, important note that on their way the bloodstream polluting agents pass lung barrier. Inside alveoli, particles approximately 0.4-1 μm are most efficiently deposited commonly undergo phagocytosis by macrophages. Not only soluble agents, but also fine enough leave alveoli enter this finite part endothelium, reaching thus higher concentrations close proximity endothelium. Additionally, deposits linger direct endothelial cells may induce inflammation, immune responses, influence barrier dysfunction increasing PM bioavailability positive feedback. The presented discussion provides an overview possible indoor how endothelium is influenced, with emphasis vascular clinical perspectives.

Language: Английский

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