ORCID Profile
0000-0003-3549-2300
Current Organisation
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
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Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 16-05-2022
DOI: 10.1007/S11356-022-20653-9
Abstract: Recent research suggests a definite distinction between indoor and outdoor microplastics (MPs). However, knowledge of different MP kinds and relative exposure via inhalation to humans in outdoor and indoor locations is lacking. Notably, MPs formed from various plastic types could have distinct features, and the relative health risk varies by environment. For ex le, outdoor polyethylene (PE) goods have recently become more popular. These products are generally of poor structure and recycled material, making them more susceptible to decay. Particularly in the outdoor environment, the constant exposure to an open-air environment increases the risk of fragmentation and atmospheric mixing and thus facilitates MP's availability. Using PE as an ex le, we aimed to emphasize the importance of explicitly defining exposure intensity and the health risk of each MP type, especially in contrasting situations such as indoor and outdoor. Unchecked and excessive use of these materials can be hazardous, whereas lowering or replacing PE with alternative plastics can significantly reduce potential health hazards.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 04-01-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 08-2022
DOI: 10.1016/J.ENVPOL.2022.119492
Abstract: Trace elements (TEs) contamination of agricultural soils requires suitable criteria for regulating their toxicity limits in soil and food crops, which depends on their potential ecological risk spanning regional to global scales. However, no comprehensive study is available that links TE concentrations in paddy soil with ecological and human health risks in less developed regions like Pakistan. Here we evaluated the data set to establish standard guidelines for defining the hazard levels of various potentially toxic TEs (such as As, Cd, Co, Cu, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, Zn) in agricultural paddy soils of Punjab, Pakistan. In total, 100 topsoils (at 0-15 cm depth) and 204 rice plant (shoot and grain) s les were collected from five ecological zones of Punjab (Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Vehari, Mailsi, and Burewala), representing the major rice growing regions in Pakistan. The degree of contamination (C
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 29-01-2021
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 02-04-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 07-2017
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 05-2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 02-2023
Publisher: Elsevier
Date: 2022
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