Characteristics and Health Risk Assessment of Mercury Exposure via Indoor and Outdoor Household Dust in Three Iranian Cities

Characteristics and Health Risk Assessment of Mercury Exposure via Indoor and Outdoor Household Dust in Three Iranian Cities

This study aims to increase our current knowledge on the concentration of particulate-bound mercury (PBM) in urban environments of three Iranian cities, where high concentrations of dust particles can act as carriers for mercury transport and deposition. A total of 172 dust samples were collected fr...

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Main Authors: Reza Dahmardeh Behrooz, Mahsa Tashakor, Reza Asvad, Abbas Esmaili-Sari, Dimitris G. Kaskaoutis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
mercury
dust
metallurgical plants
refineries
risk assessment
Iranian cities
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/4/583

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