Road dust (RD) is one of the most important sources particles in atmosphere, especially industrial areas and cities. In this special issue, we collected 16 original articles that describe field, experimental, modeling studies related to RD its various size fractions as a key issue understanding relationships between several urban environments identification pollution sources. Articles focus pri...

The aim of this paper was to determine the concentration heavy metals in dust samples by method analysis inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and assess degree pollution studied areas. subjected analytical analyzes were collected from vicinity industrial areas urban localities Jiu Valley, a monoindustrial area. main determined were: Cu, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cr, Co etc. Dust...

Previously, an elaborate cotton blending and dust collection protocol was developed and implemented to produce uniform, vertically elutriated dust samples that were used in a two-part interlaboratory endotoxin assay study. The results from that study generated interest in extending the interlaboratory endotoxin assay study. To satisfy this need, a second series of dust samples on glass filters,...

The contamination characteristics and health risk of barium (Ba), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), vanadium (V), zinc (Zn), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), and cadmium (Cd) in samples of dust gathered from squares and parks of Baotou city, an industrial city situated in a semi-arid location of the northwest China were investigated. The contents of Ba,...

OBJECTIVES To study the mortality from lung cancer from exposures to hard metal dust at an industrial site producing hard metals--pseudoalloys of cobalt and tungsten carbide--and other metallurgical products many of which contain cobalt. METHODS A historical cohort was set up of all subjects who had worked for at least 3 months on the site since its opening date in the late 1940s. A full job ...

INTRODUCTION Recent studies have shown that even low exposure levels to flour dust and related allergens can cause severe respiratory symptoms. In The Netherlands the Dutch government and responsible branch organizations [from bakeries (traditional & industrial), flour mills and bakery ingredient producers] signed a covenant to reduce exposure to flour dust and decrease the prevalence of work-r...