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The elemental composition and sources of house dust and street dust
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In this article, the elemental compositions of house dust, street dust and soil have been determined for 26 elements on material collected in Christchurch, New Zealand, and the elements Hf, Th, Sc, Sm, Ce, La, Mn, Na, K, V, Al and Fe may be considered to be soil-based and contribute about 45-50% to house dust and 87% to street dust, while the elements which are enriched (>3 times) in the dusts relative to the levels found in local soils, are Br, Cu, Cl, PbAbout:
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Antimony in the environment: a review focused on natural waters: I. Occurrence
TL;DR: Antimony is ubiquitously present in the environment as a result of natural processes and human activities as discussed by the authors and is considered to be priority pollutants interest by the USEPA and the EU.
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Geochemistry and risk assessment of street dust in Luanda, Angola: A tropical urban environment
TL;DR: A total of 92 samples of street dust were collected in Luanda, Angola, were sieved below 100 μm, and analysed by ICP-MS for 35 elements after an aqua-regia digestion as discussed by the authors.
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Soils: their implications to human health
TL;DR: How the health of humans is affected by the world's soils is reviewed, an association that to date has been under appreciated and under reported and means that there is considerable scope for research in the future.
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Antimony in the environment: A review focused on natural waters. III. Microbiota relevant interactions
TL;DR: The interactions of antimony with microbiota are discussed in relation to its fate in natural waters, and the following aspects: occurrence in microbiota, uptake transport mechanisms, pathways of Sb(III) removal from cells involved in antimony tolerance, oxidation and reduction of Antimony by living organisms, phytochelatin induction and biomethylation are covered.
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Trace elements in street and house dusts: sources and speciation.
Jack E. Fergusson,N. D. Kim +1 more
TL;DR: The sources and speciation of trace elements in street and house dusts are reviewed and the mobility and potential availability of the trace elements from dust lies in the order Cd greater than Zn, Pb greater than Mn, Cu greater Fe.
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The elemental composition of street dust from large and small urban areas related to city type, source and particle size
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