OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Environmental Forensics is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Assessing the pollution effect of cement dust emission on the soil quality around Ewekoro cement factory, southwestern Nigeria	25
Influence of Geochemical Factors and Soil Mineralogy on Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater of Mid-Gangetic Plain, India	19
Air Quality Changes under the Influence of Cut-Off Lows and Omega Blocking Patterns and Associated Health Risks in a Coastal Mediterranean Region: Case of Bizerte, Northern Tunisia	14
Groundwater Geochemical Investigation and Quality Assessment for Drinking and Irrigation Uses in Sohagpur Coalfield, Madhya Pradesh, India	12
Impacts of Shale Gas Development on Shallow Groundwater—A Case Study from a Shale Gas Production Platform in the Weiyuan Block, Sichuan Basin, China	10
Mapping of outdoor gamma radiation and consequential health risk assessment in north-eastern regions of Rajasthan, India	9
Temporal Variation and Sources of Particulate Matter in Kannur: Insights from a Coastal City in South India	9
Radiological mapping of tin mining areas in Doguwa, Kano State, Nigeria	8
Pollution Crime Scenario Reconstruction for Effective Environmental Redress	8
Assessment of Chemical Composition and Health Implications Associated with PM ₁₀ Exposure: A Comparative Study of an Urban Road Intersection and a Wood-Burning Vicin	8
Health Risk Assessment and Statistical Analysis of Natural Radionuclides in Sediments of Zab River, Iraq	8
Evaluation of Generic PAH Profiles Commonly Used in Receptor Models: Implications for Source Control Policy	7
Quantifying Subsurface Tar Volumes at Three Former Manufactured Gas Plants	7
Occurrence of Metal and Potential Health Risk from Recreational Lake in a Tropical Area	7
Re-Interpretation of Metal(Loid) Concentrations in Urban Soils of Two Different Land Uses by Positive Matrix Factorisation	7
Integrated Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Urban Road Dust: Implications for Human Health and Ecosystem Sustainability in Abeokuta, Nigeria	7
Assessment and Monitoring of Groundwater Contamination Status in Non-Sewered Sanitation Systems – A Case Study of Peri-Urban Areas of Islamabad, Pakistan	6
Explicit K-Means Clustering Assisted Direct Model for Identification of Groundwater Pollution Sources	6
Pollution Level and Assessment of a Tropical River in Pahang Malaysia	6
Statement of retraction: Hydrogeochemical Assessment of Groundwater Contamination and Public Health Risks in Hyderabad, Pakistan	6
Illegal waste dumping practices: Where does all the garbage go?	6
Spatial Vulnerability Assessment of Plastic Pollution: A Case Study of Anambra State of Nigeria	6
Evaluation on the Achievements of Environmental Public Interest Litigation against the Pollution in a Typical Lake in China	5
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Tropical Fruits and Agriculture Soils: Sources, Levels, and Health Risk Assessment	5
Types and Abundance of Microplastics in Seawater and Sediment at Padang Beach Tourism Area, West Sumatra, Indonesia	5

Temporal variation of surface O ₃ , NOx and PM10 and associated human health risk in Gabès suburban (South-Eastern Tunisia): multi-scales impact of s	5
Assessments of heavy metal contaminations of surface water and sediment of Pülümür Stream (Türkiye)	5
Sources, Toxicity, Fate and Transport of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Aquatic Environment: A Review	5
Occurrence, Sources, and Risks of PAHs in an Urbanized Semi-Enclosed Watershed	5
Taptapani Geothermal Spring (∼Eastern Ghat Terrain, India): Investigating Hydrogeochemistry, Solute Transport Mechanisms, Geothermometry, and Water Quality Index	4
Integrating Environmental Forensics in Criminal Investigation: Needs and Methods	4
DN-PMF as a Sensitivity Test for Conventional PMF (C-PMF) Source Apportionment in Three Cities in South Africa, 2017–2018	4
Priority Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Heavy Metals in Urban Roadside Soils of Heavy-Traffic Density Areas in Ibadan, Nigeria: Levels, Sources and Health Risk Assessment	4
Time of Release Estimate for Contained Gas in the Subsurface – A Chemical Data Strategy	4
Influence of open cast mining on radiological health risk of agricultural soils around Adudu lead–zinc mine, Nasarawa State, Nigeria	4
Natural Radioactivity and Dose Assessment of Sediment Samples of Kerala Coast, India	4
Assessment of Heavy Metal Levels and Health Risks in Coal Mining Regions: A Geostatistical and Health Risk Assessment Approach	4