Abstract
The present study aims to assess the arsenic (As) levels into dust samples and its implications for human health, of four ecological zones of Pakistan, which included northern frozen mountains (FMZ), lower Himalyian wet mountains (WMZ), alluvial riverine plains (ARZ), and low lying agricultural areas (LLZ). Human nail samples (N=180) of general population were also collected from the similar areas and all the samples were analysed by using ICP-MS. In general the higher levels (p<0.05) in paired dust and human nail samples were observed from ARZ and LLZ than those of other mountainous areas (i.e., WMZ and FMZ), respectively. Current results suggested that elevated As concentrations were associated to both natural, (e.g. geogenic influences) and anthropogenic sources. Linear regression model values indicated that As levels into dust samples were associated with altitude (r(2)=0.23), soil carbonate carbon density (SCC; r(2)=0.33), and population density (PD; r(2)=0.25). The relationship of paired dust and nail samples was also investigated and associations were found for As-nail and soil organic carbon density (SOC; r(2)=0.49) and SCC (r(2)=0.19) in each studied zone, evidencing the dust exposure as an important source of arsenic ...Continue Reading
References
Sep 1, 1988·Biological Trace Element Research·D E VanceW R Markesbery
Mar 1, 1995·The Analyst·D DasB Chanda
Jun 5, 2003·Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology·Badal Kumar MandalKazuo T Suzuki
May 15, 2004·The Science of the Total Environment·Gautam SamantaDipankar Chakraborti
Jun 10, 2006·Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology·Eid I BrimaChris F Harrington
Feb 27, 2007·Journal of Hazardous Materials·Munir H Shah, N Shaheen
Apr 3, 2007·Environmental Science & Technology·Jen-How Huang, Egbert Matzner
Feb 1, 2008·The Science of the Total Environment·Andrew G GaultDavid A Polya
May 8, 2009·Environmental Research·Zafar FatmiUNKNOWN Core Group for Arsenic Mitigation in Pakistan
Sep 8, 2009·Environmental Science & Technology·Gregory R CarmichaelPallavi Marrapu
Nov 21, 2009·The Science of the Total Environment·Na ZhengZhongzhu Liang
Apr 20, 2010·Journal of Hazardous Materials·F Akbar JanM Shakirullah
Jul 21, 2010·Food and Chemical Toxicology : an International Journal Published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association·Said MuhammadSardar Khan
Sep 3, 2010·Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety·Sardar KhanM Tahir Shah
Feb 25, 2011·Environmental Pollution·Xin HuZhuhong Ding
Oct 26, 2011·Chemosphere·Alexander OkorieJohn R Dean
Jan 26, 2013·Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety·Kapil Dev BrahmanFaheem Shah
Jul 12, 2013·Environmental Science & Technology·Heqing ShenYong-Guan Zhu
Aug 24, 2013·Science·Luis Rodríguez-LadoC Annette Johnson
Nov 19, 2013·Nutrition Journal·Kathryn L CottinghamMargaret R Karagas
Dec 18, 2013·Chemosphere·Kapil D BrahmanMuhammad B Arain
Aug 13, 2014·Chemosphere·Muhammad AbdullahSyed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah Eqani
Sep 13, 2014·Environmental Pollution·Qian ZhengGan Zhang
Feb 24, 2015·Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety·Marghoob SubhaniSyed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah Eqani
Apr 4, 2015·Chemosphere·Jawad MohmandHeqing Shen
Aug 28, 2015·The Science of the Total Environment·Avit Kumar BhowmikSyed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah Eqani
Citations
Jul 18, 2016·Environmental Geochemistry and Health·Atta RasoolSyed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah Eqani
Nov 7, 2016·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Alan da Silveira FleckClaudia Ramos Rhoden
Jul 4, 2016·The Science of the Total Environment·Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah EqaniHeqing Shen
Feb 24, 2016·Environmental Pollution·Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah EqaniHeqing Shen
Apr 30, 2016·Chemosphere·Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah EqaniHeqing Shen
Dec 27, 2017·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Ibrahim I ShabbajMamdouh I Khoder
Oct 13, 2017·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah EqaniHeqing Shen
Sep 16, 2018·Environmental Geochemistry and Health·Na ZhengXiaofeng Ji
Jun 20, 2018·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Asfandyar ShahabMuhammad Zaheer
Nov 21, 2019·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Ibrahim Sani ShabandaNor Kartini Abu Bakar
Dec 12, 2018·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Atta Rasool, Tangfu Xiao
Feb 20, 2020·Biological Trace Element Research·Lei JinAi-Guo Ren
Oct 20, 2020·Environmental Research·Antonio J Signes-PastorMargaret R Karagas
Dec 18, 2018·Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety·Ambreen AlamdarHeqing Shen
Jun 12, 2020·The Science of the Total Environment·Tasawar KhanamHeqing Shen