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Human health risks associated with trace metals in dust of residential arid areas
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Composite dust samples were collected on a monthly basis over a full year from Doha, Qatar. Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS) was used for the determination of total concentrations of Na, K, Mg, Ca, Li, ...
Mapping of trace elements in topsoil of arid areas and assessment of ecological and human health risks in Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Soil is the incubator of human activities. Mapping of soil contaminants needs to be constantly updated. It is fragile in arid regions, especially if it accompanies dramatic and successive industrial and urban activities ...
Probabilistic human health risk assessment of trace elements in ballast water treated by reverse osmosis desalination plants
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Very few studies have paid attention to the transport of heavy and toxic metals via ballast water coming from different countries of the world. In the present study, ballast water samples (n = 83) were collected from ships, ...
Human health risk assessment associated with the reuse of treated wastewater in arid areas
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Elsevier
, 2024 , Article)
Qatar produces more than 850,000 m3/day of highly treated wastewater. The present study aims at characterizing the effluents coming out of three central wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) of chemical pollutants including ...
Human health risks associated with the consumption of groundwater in the Gaza Strip
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Groundwater of the Gaza Strip, the main source of drinking water for the Gazans, is highly contaminated by several chemicals of natural and anthropogenic origins. The results of this study confirm the findings of several ...