OBJECTIVES Summarizing the knowledge status, including the morphology, possible etiological factors, and clinical expression of aluminum potroom asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease related to aluminum potroom exposure. METHODS A review of the literature from the last two decades as it appears in PubMed. RESULTS There is substantial evidence for the existence of potroom asthma, ...

Abstract This geochemical study explored the distribution of potentially toxic elements (PTEs), such as As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sb, Tl, U, and Zn, along soil profiles a metallurgical industrial area in Kosovo, with aim assessing background contamination threshold PTEs soil, defining surface vertical level extent by PTEs. The was assessed exploratory data analysis PTE concentrations profiles...

In this study, the agricultural soil around Zhuzhou Smelter in district, Hunan, China and Huludao Zinc Plant Liaoning, was selected as research area to discuss current situation of heavy metal pollution surrounding caused by different smelting plants for environmental management sustainable development resources. Eight elements’ (Cd, Pb, As, Hg, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn) contents were measured assess the...