Nayereh Sadat Hosseini; Soheil Sobhan Ardakani
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Background and Aim: Road transportation is one of the most important and main sources of metal pollution, which has turned roadside ecosystems into metal sensitive areas. Therefore, this study was conducted to analysis and source identification of Zn, Pb, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, and Ni in the surface soils ...
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Background and Aim: Road transportation is one of the most important and main sources of metal pollution, which has turned roadside ecosystems into metal sensitive areas. Therefore, this study was conducted to analysis and source identification of Zn, Pb, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, and Ni in the surface soils along some roads in Hamedan Township in 2019.Materials & Methods: In this study, a total of 63 surface soil samples were collected along 700 m from a 9 km section of Goltepe (G), Razan (R) and Kermanshah (K) roads. After preparing soil samples, the contents of elements were determined using ICP-OES. The enrichment contamination severity index (CSI) was also calculated. All statistical analyses of the obtained data were performed using SPSS software.Results: The highest amounts of all the analyzed elements were found in the samples collected from the R site with 122, 0.320, 1.92, 17.3, 334 and 22.2 mg/kg for Zn, Cd, Co, Cr, Mn, and Ni, respectively, and from K site with 26.4 and 25.0 mg/kg for Pb and Cu, respectively, showing the effect of traffic volume. The values of the CSI index showed the acceptable quality of the soil in the studied sites. Also, the results of multivariate statistical analyzes (PCC, PCA and HCA) showed that Mn in roadside soils is probably caused by soil raw materials and exhaust emissions. While the origin of Zn, Pb, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu and Ni emission was mainly from non-exhaust sources (such as wear of brakes, tires, engines and lubricating oil).Conclusion: The findings were indicated the impact of traffic activities on soil contamination with heavy metal in the study areas; therefore, regular and periodic monitoring of soil samples is recommended to control of emission sources of pollutants in order to maintain the health of ecosystems and humans.
Akram Ghorbani; Farid Gholamreza Fahimi; Ahmad Tavana; Masood Kiadaliri
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One of the complications of transportation in cities is noise pollution caused by vehicles. Today, noise in urban environments is an important issue in the field of public health. Due to the negative effects of noise pollution on human health and well-being, it is necessary to identify and understand ...
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One of the complications of transportation in cities is noise pollution caused by vehicles. Today, noise in urban environments is an important issue in the field of public health. Due to the negative effects of noise pollution on human health and well-being, it is necessary to identify and understand these effects on the health of exposed people. In this study, the type of traffic axis composition of the highway was identified and the type of traffic information required was identified by identifying the locations for the sound station along the highway axis and preparing sound data and identifying the factors affecting sound propagation. At each sampling station, the required variables in the intervals of 7: 30-9: 30, 12: 30-14: 30, 18: 30-20: 30, 23: 30-1: 30 And 3: 30-5: 30 and different seasons of the year were measured and recorded for modeling. The results show that the comparison of the average parameters of noise pollution in different stations of Shahid Kalantari Highway at a significant level of 5% showed that the highest amount of noise and sound indicators measured are related to the first station of Abadgaran with the amount of deci, respectively. Bell is 79.61 dB, the entrance road to Kuhsangi is about 80 dB and the lowest station of Hafez Square is about 58 dB. The parameters Lmax, Leq, L10, L50 and L90 are visually uniform distribution of results in the fit line range. According to the results of this study, it is announced that in all seasons of the year, the average equivalent sound level in all stations studied is higher than the recommended daily ambient sound level in the Iranian open air sound standard. While the standard sound level in residential areas is 55 decibels during the day and 45 decibels at night.