Geographical distribution of nitrate pollution and its risk assessment using GIS and Monte Carlo simulation in drinking water in urban areas of Fars province-Iran during 2017-2021.

Pollution of water resources with nitrate is currently one of the major challenges at the global level. In order to make macro-policy decisions in water safety plans, it is necessary to carry out nitrate risk assessment in underground water, which has not been done in Fars province for all urban areas. In the current study, 9494 drinking water samples were collected in four seasons in 32 urban areas of Fars province in Iran, between 2017 and 2021 to investigate the non-carcinogenic health risk assessment.

Distributing and assessing fluoride health risk in urban drinking water resources in Fars Province, Iran, using the geographical information system.

Excessive fluoride intake has been reported in many studies, which can lead to diseases such as autism, mental retardation, low birth weight, reproductive disorder, as well as dental and bone fluorosis. The potential risk assessment of fluoride intake for the health of people living in Fars Province, Iran, is investigated. Hence, 1700 drinking water samples were taken from April 2018 to March 2020 in four seasons in 29 cities of Fars Province and were analyzed.

Determination of bacterial and fungal bioaerosols in municipal solid-waste processing facilities of Tehran.

Purpose: The concentration and distribution characteristics of airborne bacteria and fungi were assessed at municipal solid-waste processing and disposal facilities (SWPDFs) of Tehran (Arad Kouh Site).

Methods: Air samples were obtained from the indoor air of a laboratory and refectory as well as from the air surrounding a conveyor belt, rotary screen, and bailer. Sampling was conducted according to the standard procedure to determine two bacterial species ( and ), total bacteria and fungi, and .

Enhanced fluoride removal over MgFeO-chitosan-CaAl nanohybrid: Response surface optimization, kinetic and isotherm study.

In this work an effective adsorption route was developed for fluoride removal from aqueous solution. For this purpose MgFeO, MgFeO-chitosan and a three component nanocomposite of were synthesized and used. Characterization of the sorbents was performed with FESEM, TEM, FTIR, BET, VSM, SEM mapping and XRD techniques.

Physiochemical characteristics and oxidative potential of ambient air particulate matter (PM) during dust and non-dust storm events: a case study in Tehran, Iran.

In the present study, we investigated the characteristics of metal(loid)s, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and oxidative potential (OP) in PM during dust and non-dust days in a rural and an urban area in Tehran. Water-soluble ions, metal(loid)s, PAHs, and OP were measured using ion chromatography (IC), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and dithiothreitol (DTT) assay respectively. The results showed that the average concentrations of ambient PM were 284 ± 90.

Determination of fluoride concentration in powdered milk in Iran 2010.

High concentrations of fluoride (F) in powdered milk (formula milk) can have adverse health effects on the body. The F concentration in powdered milk was analysed in Iran in 2010. A total of twelve commercial brands of highly consumed powdered milk were selected to analyse the F content through the standard F ion-selective electrode method.