Characterization of Minerals and Health Impact of Metals in Dust Storm Fallen on Baghdad, Iraq

IF 0.4 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution Pub Date : 2024-02-06 DOI:10.3233/ajw240008

Mohammed I. Mohammed, Mohammad F. Abid, Ibthal Albassam, Hiba M. Abdullah, Adnan A. Abdul Razak, M. A. Mahmoud, Eman K. Alaq, Farah M. Aswed

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In Iraq, dust storms have increased drastically over the past decade due to desertification, dryness, and potential outcomes of climate variation. The present study determined the material composition of the dust storm that attacked Baghdad on the 14th of April 2022. Techniques like XRD, SEM, FTIR, and BET were used to identify the structure, particle size and mineral constituents. The study was performed by collecting dust storm samples from different areas of Baghdad. Experimental results showed that the particle within the highest range was between 186 nm and 248 nm and the mean diameter was 217 nm in which the maximum intensity was determined. The identified elements (Si, Ca, Ti, C. Al, Fe, Mg, Cu, and S) and nonmetallic elements C and O with different average weight percent while calcium and silicon were the most abundant elements. Assessment of their toxicological impacts on human health particularly on human eyes has also been done. Eye maladies were the most usually considered health status in all source locations of Baghdad city, ranging from 39.0% to 42.0%. Moreover, respiratory (27.2%–31.4%) and allergic skin (6.6%–9.5%) diseases were the second and third most usually investigated cases, respectively.

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伊拉克巴格达沙尘暴中矿物质的特征和金属对健康的影响

在伊拉克，由于荒漠化、干旱和气候变化的潜在后果，沙尘暴在过去十年中急剧增加。本研究确定了 2022 年 4 月 14 日袭击巴格达的沙尘暴的物质成分。研究使用了 XRD、SEM、FTIR 和 BET 等技术来确定沙尘暴的结构、粒度和矿物成分。研究通过收集巴格达不同地区的沙尘暴样本进行。实验结果表明，最高范围内的颗粒介于 186 纳米和 248 纳米之间，平均直径为 217 纳米，在此范围内确定了最大强度。已确定的元素（Si、Ca、Ti、C、Al、Fe、Mg、Cu 和 S）和非金属元素 C 和 O 的平均重量百分比各不相同，而钙和硅是含量最高的元素。此外，还评估了这些元素对人体健康的毒理影响，特别是对眼睛的影响。在巴格达市的所有污染源地点，眼部疾病是最常见的健康问题，占 39.0%至 42.0%。此外，呼吸道疾病（27.2%-31.4%）和过敏性皮肤病（6.6%-9.5%）分别是第二和第三大最常调查的病例。

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Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-

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期刊介绍： Asia, as a whole region, faces severe stress on water availability, primarily due to high population density. Many regions of the continent face severe problems of water pollution on local as well as regional scale and these have to be tackled with a pan-Asian approach. However, the available literature on the subject is generally based on research done in Europe and North America. Therefore, there is an urgent and strong need for an Asian journal with its focus on the region and wherein the region specific problems are addressed in an intelligent manner. In Asia, besides water, there are several other issues related to environment, such as; global warming and its impact; intense land/use and shifting pattern of agriculture; issues related to fertilizer applications and pesticide residues in soil and water; and solid and liquid waste management particularly in industrial and urban areas. Asia is also a region with intense mining activities whereby serious environmental problems related to land/use, loss of top soil, water pollution and acid mine drainage are faced by various communities. Essentially, Asians are confronted with environmental problems on many fronts. Many pressing issues in the region interlink various aspects of environmental problems faced by population in this densely habited region in the world. Pollution is one such serious issue for many countries since there are many transnational water bodies that spread the pollutants across the entire region. Water, environment and pollution together constitute a three axial problem that all concerned people in the region would like to focus on.