Health risk assessment of heavy metal exposure to street dust in the zinc smelting district, Northeast of China

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作者
Zheng, Na [1 ]
Liu, Jingshuang [1 ]
Wang, Qichao [1 ]
Liang, Zhongzhu [2 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, NE Inst Geog & Agr Ecol, Changchun 130012, Jilin, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Changchun Inst Opt Fine Mech & Phys, Natl Key Lab Appl Opt, Changchun 130033, Jilin, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Heavy metals; Street dust; Huludao city; Atmospheric deposition; Health risk; HEZHANG COUNTY; TRACE-ELEMENTS; URBAN SOILS; HONG-KONG; CONTAMINATION; LEAD; ENVIRONMENT; CHILDREN; MERCURY; CITY;
D O I
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.10.075
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Heavy metal contamination in the street dust due to metal smelting in the industrial district of Huludao city was investigated. Spatial distribution of Hg, Pb, Cd, Zn and Cu in the street dust was elucidated. Meanwhile, noncancer effect and cancer effect of children and adults due to exposure to the street dust were estimated. The maximum Hg, Pb, Cd, Zn and Cu contents in the street dust are 5.212, 3903, 726.2. 79,869, and 1532 ring kg(-1), and respectively 141, 181, 6724, 1257 and 77.4 times as high as the background values in soil. The trends for Hg, Pb, Cd, Zn and Cu are similar with higher concentrations trending Huludao zinc plant (HZP). The exponential equation fits quite well for the variations of Pb, Cd, Zn and Cu contents with distance from the pollution sources, but not for Hg. The biggest contribution to street dust is atmospheric deposition due to metal smelting, but traffic density makes slight contribution to heavy metal contamination. According to the calculation on Hazard Index (HI), in the case of noncancer effect, the ingestion of dust particles of children and adults in Huludao city appears to be the route of exposure to street dust that results in a higher risk for heavy metals, followed by dermal contact. The inhalation of resuspended particles through the mouth and nose is almost negligible. The inhalation of Hg vapour as the fourth exposure pathway to street dust is accounting for the main exposure. Children are experiencing the potential health risk due to HI for Pb larger than safe level (1) and Cd close to 1. Besides, cancer risk of Cd due to inhalation exposure is low. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:8
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