Publications by authors named "M Baalousha"
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- The study assesses water quality in 41 surface water bodies in Bengaluru, revealing that over half exceed WHO limits for key indicators like pH and total dissolved solids, with various toxic elements also present in concerning concentrations.
- Toxic element pollution primarily stems from industrial activities, traffic, and natural geological sources, leading to varying degrees of contamination; 25% of the waters have high contamination levels, particularly in specific lakes and drainage systems.
- The contamination poses significant health risks, with medium to high non-carcinogenic risks for both adults and children, and a high carcinogenic risk, as polluted water channels lead to larger rivers affecting neighboring states and ecosystems.
Arctic autochthonous communities and the environment face unprecedented challenges due to climate change and anthropogenic activities. One less-explored aspect of these challenges is the release and distribution of anthropogenic nanomaterials in autochthonous communities. This study pioneers a comprehensive investigation into the nature and dispersion of anthropogenic nanomaterials within Arctic Autochthonous communities, originating from their traditional waste-burning practices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWildland-urban interface (WUI) fires consume fuels, such as vegetation and structural materials, leaving behind ash composed primarily of pyrogenic carbon and metal oxides. However, there is currently limited understanding of the role of WUI fire ash from different sources as a source of paramagnetic species such as environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) and transition metals in the environment. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) was used to detect and quantify paramagnetic species, including organic persistent free radicals and transition metal spins, in fifty-three fire ash and soil samples collected following the North Complex Fire and the Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit (LNU) Lightning Complex Fire, California, 2020.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe global increase in wildfires, primarily driven by climate change, significantly affects air quality and health. Wildfire-emitted particulate matter (WFPM) is linked to adverse health effects, yet the toxicological mechanisms are not fully understood given its physicochemical complexity and the lack of spatiotemporal exposure data. This study focuses on the physicochemical characterization of WFPM from a Canadian wildfire in June 2023, which affected over 100 million people in the US Northeast, particularly around New Jersey/New York.
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