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Study of the impact of structural factors and cleaning efficiency in reducing hazardous litter density and its related pollution in urban environment
| Title: | Study of the impact of structural factors and cleaning efficiency in reducing hazardous litter density and its related pollution in urban environment |
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| Authors: | Maryam Morovati, Sheida Parsa, Maryam Panahande, Amin Hossaini Motlagh, Iman Parseh |
| Source: | Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: | Nature Portfolio, 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| Subject Terms: | Cigarette butt, PAHs, Urban cleaning system, Solid waste management, Medicine, Science |
| More Details: | Abstract Cigarette filter is the most common hazardous litter that contains many pollutants including PAHs. The durability of this litter in the urban environment has an important effect on the rate of pollutant leakage. In this study, the leakage rate of PAHs from the littered cigarette filters was estimated by considering the affecting parameters on their durability in the urban environment. The results showed that the density of littered cigarette filters in the studied locations was 0.00048–0.13563 g/m2. The maximum spatial variation of the littered cigarette filter was 225 times. The average leakage of the total studied PAHs was estimated to be 2.048 µg/10 m2. The impact of structural factors and efficiency of urban cleaning in the estimated leakage was at most 2.4 times. It is necessary to change the behavior of citizens in littering the cigarette filter, considering its durability in the urban environment, to reduce the environmental and health consequences caused by the leakage of PAHs. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-024-64645-w |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/c928f70b9cdd40d1909430b91c3ef1d2 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.928f70b9cdd40d1909430b91c3ef1d2 |
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| ISSN: | 20452322 |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-024-64645-w |
| Published in: | Scientific Reports |
| Language: | English |