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SUBMITTER: Moryani HT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7579555 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moryani Haseeb Tufail HT Kong Shuqiong S Du Jiangkun J Bao Jianguo J
International journal of environmental research and public health 20200929 19
The aim of this study is to identify and investigate levels of toxic heavy metals in PM<sub>2.5</sub> fractioned road dust to better understand the associated inhalation risk and potential health impacts. To achieve this aim, concentrations of seven traffic generated heavy metals (Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Ni, Sb, and Cr) were determined in the PM<sub>2.5</sub> fraction of road dust samples from four different locations (offices, residential, hospital, and school) in two cities (Karachi and Shikarpur) of ...[more]