Fine road dust contamination in a mining area presents a likely air pollution hotspot and threat to human health

The road dust found in mining areas is composed of dust from multiple sources, including wind transported mineral dust from mines and tailings as well as uncovered trucks leakage. Collectively, these are then distributed via wind and traffic activity, becoming an important source of particulate matt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shuhan Tian, Tao Liang, Kexin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412019303861