Research

Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter

The toxic metals carried on particles, and what breathing them costs

ICP-MS

How the work is done

Filter digestion followed by multi-element analysis. Enrichment factor analysis to separate crustal metals from human sources. Incremental lifetime cancer risk and hazard quotient calculation following US EPA exposure assessment methods.

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Publications 18

  1. 26 July 2026

    Synthesis, Characterization, and Environmental Applications of Magnesium Aluminum (MgAl) Layered Double Hydroxides for the Removal of Nitrogen Dioxide and Chromium(VI)

    Anindyashree Das Mouli, Md. Al-Amin Hossen, Md. Safiqul Islam, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Abdus Salam

    ACS Omega, 11(31), 46226-46236

    Mitigation and filtration materials Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter


    10.1021/acsomega.6c02827

  2. 24 July 2026

    A Blood‐Based Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Exposure to Tannery Workers in Bangladesh

    Most. Sumaiya Faruki, Samiha Nahian, Shatabdi Roy, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Merajul Azam, Abdus Salam

    Journal of Applied Toxicology

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka


    10.1002/jat.70348

  3. June 2026

    Health risks from airborne heavy metals in particulate matter: Evidence from a Southeast Asian megacity, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Md. Nazmul Islam Nahin, Md. Safiqul Islam, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Md. Aminur Rahman, Md. Shohel Rana, Hayatullah, Md. Nakib Hossen, Md. Golam Mostafa, Abdus Salam

    Next Sustainability, 7, 100334

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka


    10.1016/j.nxsust.2026.100334
    Open access (gold)

  4. 26 March 2026

    Assessment of heavy metals and levoglucosan emissions from municipal solid waste burning in Dhaka and its impact on human health

    Nafis Ibtida Sami, Safiqul Islam, Zubayer Islam, Shahid Uz Zaman, Shatabdi Roy, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Abdus Salam

    Environment, Development and Sustainability

    Source apportionment and emission sources Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka


    10.1007/s10668-026-07538-4

  5. March 2026

    Occurrence and risk assessment of indoor PM2.5- bound heavy metals at residential homes in Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Samiha Nahian, Farah Jeba, Tasrina Rabia Choudhury, Shatabdi Roy, Bilkis Ara Begum, Hiroto Kawashima, Abdus Salam

    Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 19(3)

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka


    10.1007/s11869-026-01921-w

  6. 24 October 2025

    Assessment of respirable silica in ambient air of Dhaka and evaluation of human health risks

    Md. Nazmul Islam Nahin, Md. Safiqul Islam, Shahid Uz Zaman, Shatabdi Roy, Abdus Salam

    Scientific Reports, 15(1)

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka


    10.1038/s41598-025-21348-0
    Open access (gold)

  7. August 2025

    Comprehensive analysis of heavy metals in indoor PM2.5: Source identification and health risk assessment in Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Snigdha Aziz, Shahid Uz Zaman, Shatabdi Roy, Farah Jeba, Md Safiqul Islam, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Abdus Salam

    Atmospheric Environment: X, 27, 100346

    Source apportionment and emission sources Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka


    10.1016/j.aeaoa.2025.100346
    Open access (gold)

  8. 25 March 2025

    Analysis of respirable silica and heavy metals with their morphology in ambient air of Dhaka City

    Mishuk Biswas, Md Ismail Hossain, AKM Khairul Bashar, Md Moniruzzaman, Abdus Salam, Md Safiqul Islam

    Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 82(1)

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka


    10.1007/s10874-025-09468-3

  9. 10 February 2025

    Assessment of Heavy Metal Accumulation in Urban Plants and Soils: Evaluation of Impacts of Air Pollution in Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Rabiul Islam, Md Safiqul Islam, Shahid Uz Zaman, Shatabdi Roy, Samiha Nahian, Md Moniruzzaman, Abdus Salam

    Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 236(3)

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka


    10.1007/s11270-025-07788-4

  10. 1 February 2023

    Impact of fine particulate matter and toxic gases on the health of school children in Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Shatabdi Roy, Shahid Uz Zaman, Khaled Shaifullah Joy, Farah Jeba, Prashant Kumar, Abdus Salam

    Environmental Research Communications, 5(2), 025004

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka


    10.1088/2515-7620/acb90d
    Open access (gold)

  11. February 2021

    Assessment of heavy metal pollution in the agricultural soils, plants, and in the atmospheric particulate matter of a suburban industrial region in Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Sadia Alam Shammi, Abdus Salam, Md. Akhter Hossain Khan

    Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 193(2)

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka


    10.1007/s10661-021-08848-y

  12. 11 December 2020

    Large global variations in measured airborne metal concentrations driven by anthropogenic sources

    Jacob McNeill, Graydon Snider, Crystal L. Weagle, Brenna Walsh, Paul Bissonnette, Emily Stone, Ihab Abboud, Clement Akoshile, Nguyen Xuan Anh, Rajasekhar Balasubramanian, Jeffrey R. Brook, Craig Coburn, Aaron Cohen, Jinlu Dong, Graham Gagnon, Rebecca M. Garland, Kebin He, Brent N. Holben, Ralph Kahn, Jong Sung Kim, Nofel Lagrosas, Puji Lestari, Yang Liu, Farah Jeba, Khaled Shaifullah Joy, J. Vanderlei Martins, Amit Misra, Leslie K. Norford, Eduardo J. Quel, Abdus Salam, Bret Schichtel, S. N. Tripathi, Chien Wang, Qiang Zhang, Michael Brauer, Mark D. Gibson, Yinon Rudich, Randall V. Martin

    Scientific Reports, 10(1)

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter


    10.1038/s41598-020-78789-y
    Open access (gold)

  13. 2020

    Risk assessment and evaluation of heavy metals concentrations in blood samples of plastic industry workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Md. Shakil Ahmed, Mahbuba Yesmin, Farah Jeba, Md Sirajul Hoque, Ahsan Rahman Jamee, Abdus Salam

    Toxicology Reports, 7, 1373-1380

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter


    10.1016/j.toxrep.2020.10.003
    Open access (gold)

  14. April 2019

    Assessing risk to human health for heavy metal contamination through street dust in the Southeast Asian Megacity: Dhaka, Bangladesh

    M. Safiur Rahman, M.D.H. Khan, Y.N. Jolly, J. Kabir, S. Akter, A. Salam

    Science of The Total Environment, 660, 1610-1622

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka


    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.425

  15. 1 October 2016

    Heavy metals accumulation in freshwater mussels (Lamellidens marginalis) as a biological monitor inhabiting in Dhanmondi Lake, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

    Sabia Sultana, A. K. M. Nur Alam Siddiki, Md. Rokonujjaman, M. Niamul Naser, Abdus Salam, Md. Abdus Salam*

    International Journal of Bioassays, 5(10), 4933

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter


    10.21746/ijbio.2016.10.003
    Open access (hybrid)

  16. 2015

    Trace Metals Concentrations at the Atmosphere Particulate Matters in the Southeast Asian Mega City (Dhaka, Bangladesh)

    Md. Faridul Islam, Syada Sanjida Majumder, Abdullah Al Mamun, Md. Badiuzzaman Khan, Mohammad Arifur Rahman, Abdus Salam

    Open Journal of Air Pollution, 04(02), 86-98

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka


    10.4236/ojap.2015.42009
    Open access (diamond)

  17. October 2009

    Identification and characterization of trace metals in black solid materials deposited from biomass burning at the cooking stoves in Bangladesh

    Mahmodul Hasan, Abdus Salam, A.M. Shafiqul Alam

    Biomass and Bioenergy, 33(10), 1376-1380

    Source apportionment and emission sources Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter


    10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.05.023

  18. 27 September 2008

    Characteristics of atmospheric trace gases, particulate matter, and heavy metal pollution in Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Abdus Salam, Tofazzal Hossain, M. N. A. Siddique, A. M. Shafiqul Alam

    Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 1(2), 101-109

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka


    10.1007/s11869-008-0017-8
    Open access (hybrid)

Theses 13

  1. Completed 2022

    Personal exposure of particulate matter (PM1.0, PM2.5, PM10) in different microenvironments in Dhaka city and correlation to various health parameters (Blood Pressure, Peak Flow Rate, Oxygen Saturation)

    Md. Asif Iqbal Nayeem

    Supervisor: Shatabdi Roy
    Co-supervisor: Dr. Abdus Salam

    Atmospheric Science

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka

  2. Completed 2024

    Evaluation and risk assessment of heavy metals in blood samples of leather tanning industry workers in Hemayetpur, Savar

    Most. Sumaiya Faruki

    Supervisor: Dr. Abdus Salam
    Co-supervisor: Samiha Nahian

    Environmental

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter

  3. Completed 2024

    Air pollution tolerance index and Heavy metal accumulation on different plant leaves in reserved forest areas of Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Md Mahanur Islam

    Supervisor: Shatabdy Anu
    Co-supervisor: Dr. Nurul Huda

    Atmospheric Science

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka

  4. Completed 2025

    Co-precipitation Synthesis of Mg-Al Layered Double Hydroxides: Characterization and Environmental Applications in Ambient NO2 and Toxic Hexavalent Chromium Removal

    Anindyashree Das Mouli

    Supervisor: Dr. Abdus Salam
    Co-supervisor: N/A

    Environmental Chemistry

    Mitigation and filtration materials Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter

  5. Completed 2025

    A Health Risk Assesment of Heavy Metals and Water SolubleInorganic Anions in the Urban and Rural areas of Dhaka and Dinajpur

    Zarin Tahsin

    Supervisor: Dr. Abdus Salam
    Co-supervisor: Samiha Nahian

    Environmental Chemistry, Heavy Metal Pollution, Water Quality, and Human Health Risk Assessment.

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka

  6. Completed 2023

    Effects of Pollution on Plants by Assessing Air Pollution Tolerance Index (APTI) and Heavy Metal Content of Some Selected Plant Species in Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Rabiul Islam

    Supervisor: Dr. Abdus Salam
    Co-supervisor: Dr. Md. Safiqul Islam

    Environmental Chemistry

    Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka

  7. Completed 2023

    Assessment of Heavy Metals, Water Soluble Inorganic Ions and Levoglucosan Emissions from Burning of Municipal Solid Waste in Dhaka and Their Associated Health Risks

    Nafis Ibtida Sami

    Supervisor: Shatabdi Roy
    Co-supervisor: Dr. Abdus Salam

    Open burning

    Source apportionment and emission sources Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka

  8. Completed 2023

    Quantification of PM2.5- bound toxic organic pollutants (PAHs, PCBs) in different indoor kitchens and correlation of health risk assessment with real-time particulate matter

    Md. Asif Iqbal Nayeem

    Supervisor: Dr. Abdus Salam
    Co-supervisor: Dr. Safique Islam

    Atmospheric Chemistry

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organic pollutants Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka

  9. Completed 2023

    Assessing the Implications of Heavy Metal Pollution and Microplastic Contamination from Plastic Recycling Factories on Environment and Human Exposure in Kamrangichar, Dhaka

    Md Zubayer Islam

    Supervisor: Abdus Salam

    Atmospheric Chemistry

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organic pollutants Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka

  10. Completed 2025

    Synthesis and characterization of calcium alginate- graphene oxide and its application for the removal of Cr(lll), Pb(ll) and Hg(ll) ions from tannery effluents

    Most. Sumaiya Faruki

    Supervisor: Dr. Abdus Salam
    Co-supervisor: Samiha Nahian

    Synthesis

    Mitigation and filtration materials Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter

  11. Completed 2025

    PM2.5-bound Heavy Metals and Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons at Urban and Rural Location in Bangladesh: Source Apportionment and Health Risk Assessment

    Rakibul Omar

    Supervisor: Dr. Abdus Salam
    Co-supervisor: Dr. Md. Safiqul Islam, Shahid Uz Zaman Adil

    Air pollution monitoring and health risk assessment

    Source apportionment and emission sources Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka

  12. Completed 2026

    Synthesis, Characterization and Surface Modification of Wrinkled Mesoporous Silica Nanostructured Materials and its Adsorption Study for Reactive Black 5 Dye, Pb(II) Ion and CO2 Removal

    Anindyashree Das Mouli

    Supervisor: Dr. Abdus Salam
    Co-supervisor: Dr. A. K. M. Nur Alam Siddiki

    Environmental Chemistry

    Mitigation and filtration materials Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter

  13. Completed 2026

    Dust Deposition Derived Pollutants (Microplastics and Heavy Metals) and Emission of Gaseous Pollutants (CO2, CH4, and VOCs) in Residential Kitchens of Dhaka Megacity: A Comprehensive Multi-Pollutant Assessment

    Lamia Farah

    Supervisor: Dr. Abdus Salam
    Co-supervisor: Samiha Nahian

    Microplastic and Heavy metal assessment

    Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and organic pollutants Source apportionment and emission sources Trace and heavy metals in airborne particulate matter Urban and indoor air quality in Dhaka