Dataset of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and trace elements in PM2.5 and PM10 atmospheric particles from two locations in North-Western Greece

Evagelopoulos, V.; Charisiou, Nikolaos D.; Zoras, Stamatis

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2022.108266

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“…In these parallel samples, Cd was the only element detected only in the dust samples collected by the vacuum cleaners. Cd is associated with fine particles [ 44 , 45 , 46 ], while Na, K and Ca are associated with larger particles in both outdoor and indoor dust [ 47 , 48 , 49 ]. Therefore, using a commercial vacuum cleaner might ensure more efficient dust sampling than collection by dust sweeping.…”

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Distribution of Minor and Major Metallic Elements in Residential Indoor Dust: A Case Study in Latvia

Araja,

Bertins,

Celma

et al. 2023

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has not only brought considerable and permanent changes to economies and healthcare systems, but it has also greatly changed the habits of almost the entire society. During the lockdowns, people were forced to stay in their dwellings, which served as a catalyst for the initiation of a survey on the estimation of the metallic element content in residential indoor dust in different parts of Latvia. This article presents the study results obtained through the analysis of collected dust samples from 46 dwellings, both in the capital of Latvia, Riga, and in smaller cities. Two methods were employed for indoor dust collection: vacuum sampling and manual sampling with a brush and plastic spatula. After microwave-assisted acid extraction, the samples were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in terms of the major (Na, K, Ca, Mg, Al and Fe) and minor (Mn, Ni, Co, Pb, Cr, As, Ba, Li, Be, B, V, Cu, Zn, Se, Rb, Sr, Cd, La, Ce and Bi) elements. For the data analysis, principal component analysis was performed. Among the measured metals, the highest values were determined for the macro and most abundant elements (Na > K > Ca > Fe > Mg > Al). The concentration ranges of the persistently detected elements were as follows: Pb, 0.27–1200 mg kg−1; Cd, 0.01–6.37 mg kg−1; Ni, 0.07–513 mg kg−1; As, 0.01–69.2 mg kg−1; Cu, 5.71–1900 mg kg−1; Zn, 53.6–21,100 mg kg−1; and Cr, 4.93–412 mg kg−1. The critical limit values of metallic elements in soil defined by the legislation of the Republic of Latvia (indicating the level at or above which the functional characteristics of soil are disrupted, or pollution poses a direct threat to human health or the environment) were exceeded in the following numbers of dwellings: Pb = 4, Ni = 2, As = 1, Cu = 16, Cr = 1 and Zn = 28.

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Distribution of Minor and Major Metallic Elements in Residential Indoor Dust: A Case Study in Latvia

Araja,

Bertins,

Celma

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“…Western Macedonia has six lignite steam control plants which produce in total 4440 MW electricity. The impact of the environmental pollution on the area from these lignite power plants has widely been analyzed (Evagelopoulos et al, 2022a;Ziouzios et al, 2021;Samara et al, 2018;Iordanidis et al, 2008). Moreover, previous studies on lignite miners (Sichletidis et al, 2004) and/or children living in the city of Ptolemaida (Sichletidis et al, 2005; Spyratos et al, 2015) correlated atrophic rhinitis, infectious bronchitis, nasal obstruction, chronic nasal symptoms and upper respiratory system disorders in general with the environmental pollution caused by lignite power stations of the area.…”

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The role of lysosomal membrane stability, malondialdehyde levels and DNA damage as pollution biomarkers of terrestrial environments using Eobania vermiculata

Itziou

2023

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The current work investigates the role of neutral red retention assay, malondialdehyde contents and DNA damage through comet assay as biomarkers of terrestrial environmental pollution using the land snail Eobania vermiculata. Snails were collected near a lignite power station located about 6 km near the city of Ptolemaida in the district of Kozani. The results of the study showed significantly lower neutral red retention times, higher malondialdehyde contents and higher formation of single-stranded DNA fragments in the haemolymph of snails collected from the polluted area compared to control animals. In support of our data, the values of pollution biomarkers showed significant correlations, thus encouraging their use in terrestrial pollution biomonitoring studies and highlighting the effects of pollution in terrestrial environments.

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