BACKGROUND Industrial pollution may affect the heavy metal body burden of people living near industrial complexes. We determined the average concentrations of atmospheric heavy metals in areas close to and distant from industrial complexes in Korea, and the body concentrations of these heavy metals in residents living near and distant from these facilities. METHODS The atmospheric data of hea...

In this contribution we show the description, implementation and operation of an Operational Air Quality Forecasting System for industrial plants, urban and regional areas. The system is called OPANA (OPerational Atmospheric Numerical model for urban and regional Areas) and is the evolution and result of more than 10 years of research on sophisticated state-of-the-art numerical air quality mode...

abstract fluoride (f-) is an essential element for human and some animals. the fluoride concentration in irrigation water is an important index for water quality. the objective of the present study was to determine spatial variability of fluoride in groundwater and soils of some areas in arak plain. therefore, during two seasons, autumn (2007) and the end of spring (2008), 87 and 92 water sampl...

There is currently scarce information on the occurrence and distributions of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the air from industrial estates in Nigeria. Hence, the present study aims to evaluate the extent and sources of pollution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the air from some industrial estates in Lagos and Ogun States, Nigeria. Ten air samples have been collected from the...

In this study, three criteria and 10 sub-criteria and 18 indicators based on the ecological, economic and social characteristics of the Alborz province, while reviewing the internal and external resources, and using 30 expert opinions were sought in order to reach a collective consensus. Also to measure their weight, the FAHP fuzzy hierarchy process was used. Then, using weighted linear combina...

Rural industrial development in Beijing suburban area has experienced a rapid growth since economic reforms. The spatial pattern of rural industrial development has been influenced by location factors that reflect market forces and government policies. Using GIS, this paper reveals an unbalanced spatial pattern of rural industrial development, and analyzes relationship between rural industrial ...