Zohre Farahmandkia

Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Evaluation of Cancer Risk of Heavy Metals in the Air of a High Traffic Urban Region and Its Source Identification

Background: Sampling was conducted on particles smaller than ten microns (PM10) in a high-traffic urban region once a week for two years in which fifteen heavy metals were measured. Methods: positive matrix factorization (EPA-PMF5), was used for source apportionment and characterization of the collected PM10. Assessment of cancer risk resulting from metals including arsenic, cadmium, chromiu...

[ 2 ] - The Impact of Low Level X-rays on Biosynthesis of Gold Nanoparticles by Actinobacteria

Background; Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) play an important role in medical, health and environmental applications. All kinds of microorganisms were found to be able to synthesize GNPs. The optimization of laboratory conditions for achieving more economical benefits of mass production has been studied widely. Methods;This study assesses the enhancing effect of low-level X-rays on the biosynthesis ...