Children's Exposure to Mercury-Contaminated Soils: Exposure Assessment and Risk Characterization

被引:27
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作者
Guney, Mert [1 ]
Welfringer, Bruno [1 ]
de Repentigny, Carl [1 ]
Zagury, Gerald J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Ecole Polytech, Dept Civil Geol & Min Engn, Montreal, PQ H3C 3A7, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
IN-VITRO PENETRATION; HEAVY-METALS; BIOACCESSIBILITY; INGESTION; MINE; BIOAVAILABILITY; FRACTIONATION; SPECIATION; DUST;
D O I
10.1007/s00244-013-9891-7
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Exposure to mercury (Hg)-contaminated soils may pose a health risk to children by way of oral, dermal, and inhalatory pathways. However, risk characterization studies, including contaminant bioaccessibility with child-specific exposure parameters and scenarios, are lacking. The objectives of this study were (1) to assess children's Hg exposure using characterization and oral bioaccessibility data from Hg-contaminated soils characterized in previous studies (n = 8); and (2) to characterize probabilistic risk in terms of hazard index (HI) considering ingestion, dermal, and inhalation pathways. Total Hg concentrations in soils ranged from 2.61 to 1.15 x 10(4) mg kg(-1). For moderately contaminated soils (S1-S5: Hg a parts per thousand currency sign 12.15 mg kg(-1)), low oral bioaccessibility values (1.5-7.5 %) lead to HI < 1 in all scenarios. However, exposure to highly contaminated soils (S6-S8) may pose serious risks to children under normal exposure (HI 0.89-66.5) and soil-pica behaviour scenarios (HI up to 131). All three pathways significantly contributed to the risk. Using total Hg concentrations in calculations (assuming 100 % bioavailability) instead of considering Hg bioavailability leads to risk overestimation. Further research on oral, inhalatory, and dermal bioavailability of Hg, as well as child play behaviour, is recommended to obtain more accurate risk estimates.
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页码:345 / 355
页数:11
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