The Science of The Total Environment,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
951, С. 175426 - 175426
Опубликована: Авг. 11, 2024
The
presence
of
various
contaminants
in
airborne
dusts
from
metal
mining
sites
poses
obvious
risks
to
human
health
and
the
environment.
Yet,
few
studies
have
thoroughly
investigated
properties
particles
terms
their
morphology,
size
distribution
chemical
composition,
that
are
associated
with
effects
around
activities.
This
review
presents
most
recent
knowledge
on
sources,
physicochemical
characteristics,
environmental
smelting
operations.
literature
reviewed
found
only
one
research
atmospheric
dust
hydrometallurgical
plants
compared
a
larger
number
pyrometallurgical
processes/smelters
studies.
In
addition,
there
relatively
works
comparing
metals
between
fine
coarse
fractions
sites.
Our
analysis
suggests
(i)
exposure
pathways
metal(loid)s
body
defined
by
linking
concentration
data
biosamples
contaminated
samples
such
as
soils,
drinking
water
food,
(ii)
chitosan
its
derivatives
may
serve
an
environmentally
friendly
cost-effective
method
for
soil
remediation,
removal
rates
70–95
%
at
pH
6–8,
suppressants
unpaved
roads
specific
limit
values
PM
not
well
documented.
Despite
areas,
regulations
tended
focus
particles.
While
some
air
quality
agencies
issued
occupational
safety,
is
no
global
alignment
or
common
regulatory
framework
enforcement.
Future
priorities
should
investigating
secondary
inorganic
aerosols
processes
monitoring,
using
online
analysers
identify
driving
parameters
deposition
resuspension
process.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
20(5), С. 3885 - 3885
Опубликована: Фев. 22, 2023
Copper
pollution
of
the
world’s
water
resources
is
becoming
increasingly
serious
and
poses
a
threat
to
human
health
aquatic
ecosystems.
With
reported
copper
concentrations
in
wastewater
ranging
from
approximately
2.5
mg/L
10,000
mg/L,
summary
remediation
techniques
for
different
contamination
scenarios
essential.
Therefore,
it
important
develop
low-cost,
feasible,
sustainable
removal
technologies.
Various
methods
heavy
metals
have
been
extensively
studied
recent
years.
This
paper
reviews
current
used
treat
Cu(II)-containing
evaluates
these
technologies
their
effects.
These
include
membrane
separation,
ion
exchange,
chemical
precipitation,
electrochemistry,
adsorption,
biotechnology.
Thus,
this
paper,
we
review
efforts
technological
advances
made
so
far
pursuit
more
efficient
recovery
Cu(II)
industrial
compare
advantages
disadvantages
each
technology
terms
research
prospects,
technical
bottlenecks,
application
scenarios.
Meanwhile,
study
points
out
that
achieving
low
risk
effluent
through
coupling
focus
future
research.
Metals,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
13(7), С. 1266 - 1266
Опубликована: Июль 13, 2023
Heavy
metal(loid)s
(HMs)
play
an
important
role
in
economic
development
since
they
are
used
various
branches
of
industry.
However,
all
industrial
activities
emit
HMs
into
the
environment,
where
no
longer
useful
but
potentially
toxic.
It
has
been
observed
that
enter
soil
and
sediment,
potential
human
health
risk
may
arise
due
to
their
excessive
accumulation.
Having
mind
importance
assessing
these
media,
we
analyzed
published
works
last
decade
created
a
summary
exposure
factors
models
for
sediment.
This
analysis
revealed
remarkable
increase
number
publications
about
assessment
HMs,
especially
few
years.
Since
many
differences
values
distributions
were
noted,
this
study
focused
on
elucidating
differences.
Non-carcinogenic
carcinogenic
evaluated
through
deterministic
approach
is
prevalent
use,
probabilistic
one,
which
gaining
more
attention
research.
In
end,
guided
by
studied
literature,
propose
factors.
