Road dust as a useful tool for the assessment of pollution characteristics and health risks due to heavy metals: a case study from District Charsadda, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fazal Akbar Jan ◽  
Sanum Saleem ◽  
Shah Faisal ◽  
Izaz Hussain ◽  
Abdur Rauf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Road Dust ◽  
Pollution Characteristics

Sub-type source profiles of fine particles for fugitive dust and accumulative health risks of heavy metals: a case study in a fast-developing city of China

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (14) ◽  
pp. 16554-16573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fangqi Wu ◽  
Shaofei Kong ◽  
Qin Yan ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Haibiao Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Fine Particles ◽  
Fugitive Dust ◽  
Source Profiles

The ecological risk, source identification, and pollution assessment of heavy metals in road dust: a case study in Rafsanjan, SE Iran

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (14) ◽  
pp. 13382-13395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milad Mirzaei Aminiyan ◽  
Mohammed Baalousha ◽  
Rouhollah Mousavi ◽  
Farzad Mirzaei Aminiyan ◽  
Hamideh Hosseini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Ecological Risk ◽  
Source Identification ◽  
Pollution Assessment ◽  
Road Dust ◽  
Risk Source

scholarly journals Assessment of Pollution and Health Risks of Heavy Metals in Particulate Matter and Road Dust Along the Road Network of Dhanbad, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (29) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shweta Kumari ◽  
Manish Kumar Jain ◽  
Suresh Pandian Elumalai
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Source Apportionment ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Mass Concentration ◽  
Road Dust

Background. The rise in particulate matter (PM) concentrations is a serious problem for the environment. Heavy metals associated with PM10, PM2.5, and road dust adversely affect human health. Different methods have been used to assess heavy metal contamination in PM10, PM2.5, and road dust and source apportionment of these heavy metals. These assessment tools utilize pollution indices and health risk assessment models. Objectives. The present study evaluates the total mass and average concentrations of heavy metals in PM10, PM2.5, and road dust along selected road networks in Dhanbad, India, analyzes the source apportionment of heavy metals, and assesses associated human health risks. Methods. A total of 112 PM samples and 21 road dust samples were collected from six stations and one background site in Dhanbad, India from December 2015 to February 2016, and were analyzed for heavy metals (iron (Fe), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), and zinc (Zn)) using atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Source apportionment was determined using principal component analysis. A health risk assessment of heavy metal concentrations in PM10, PM2.5, and road dust was also performed. Results. The average mass concentration was found to be 229.54±118.40 μg m−3 for PM10 and 129.73 ±61.74 μg m−3 for PM2.5. The average concentration of heavy metals was found to be higher in PM2.5 than PM10. The pollution load index value of PM10 and PM2.5 road dust was found to be in the deteriorating category. Vehicles were the major source of pollution. The non-carcinogenic effects on children and adults were found to be within acceptable limits. The heavy metals present in PM and road dust posed a health risk in the order of road dust> PM10> and PM2.5. Particulate matter posed higher health risks than road dust due to particle size. Conclusions. The mass concentration analysis indicates serious PM10 and PM2.5 contamination in the study area. Vehicle traffic was the major source of heavy metals in PM10, PM2.5, and road dust. In terms of non-carcinogenic risks posed by heavy metals in the present study, children were more affected than adults. The carcinogenic risk posed by the heavy metals was negligible. Competing Interests. The authors declare no competing financial interests

Pollution characteristics and human health risks of potentially (eco)toxic elements (PTEs) in road dust from metropolitan area of Hefei, China

Chemosphere ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 181 ◽  
pp. 111-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ubaid Ali ◽  
Guijian Liu ◽  
Balal Yousaf ◽  
Qumber Abbas ◽  
Habib Ullah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Road Dust ◽  
Pollution Characteristics ◽  
Human Health Risks

Characteristics of Heavy Metals Contamination and Distribution in Shooting Range: A Case Study

2011 ◽  
Vol 414 ◽  
pp. 132-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Bing Zhu ◽  
San Ping Zhao ◽  
Xiao Dong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Site Investigation ◽  
Shooting Range ◽  
Small Arms ◽  
Pollution Characteristics ◽  
Different Depths ◽  
Heavy Metals Pollution ◽  
Shooting Range Soil ◽  
Positive Correlations

In order to study heavy metals’ pollution characteristics in soil of a small arms shooting range, soil samples at surfaces and different depths were collected from a shooting range located in suburb of Beijing and analyzed for heavy metals (Pb、Cd、Cu、Zn、P、As、Hg and Sb). Site investigation results showed that the soil in the shooting range was seriously polluted by Pb bullets, and there are positive correlations between total concentrations of Hg, Cu, Pb, Zn, Sb and Pb in soil particles less than 2mm, indicating soil heavy metals’ combined pollution characteristics.

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