Environmental Lead Contamination in the Rudnaya Pristan – Dalnegorsk Mining and Smelter District, Russian Far East

Braun, Margrit C. von; Lindern, Ian H. von; Христофорова, Н. К.; Kachur, Anatoli H.; Yelpatyevsky, P.V.; Elpatyevskaya, Vera P.; Spalinger, Susan M.

doi:10.1006/enrs.2002.4329

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“…The results of this study agree with the findings of other studies performed in zones around smelters (McMartin et al,1999;Ullrich et al, 1999;Steinnes et al, 2000;Goodarzi et al, 2001;von Braun et al, 2002;Koptsik et al, 2003;Martley et al, 2004;Sichorova et al, 2004). In these areas, smelting activities resulted in severe contamination of surrounding soils by heavy elements.…”

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The high contents of lead in soils of northern Kosovo

Borgna

Lella

Nannoni

et al. 2009

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

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Section: The Extent Of Heavy Element Pollutionsupporting

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The high contents of lead in soils of northern Kosovo

Borgna

Lella

Nannoni

et al. 2009

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

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Health hazard prospecting by modeling wind transfer of metal-bearing dust from mining waste dumps: application to Jebel Ressas Pb–Zn–Cd abandoned mining site (Tunisia)

Ghorbel

Munoz

Solmon

2014

Environ Geochem Health

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This work presents a modeling approach to simulate spatial distribution of metal contamination in aerosols with evaluation of health hazard. This approach offers the advantage to be non-intrusive, less expensive than sampling and laboratory analyses. It was applied to assess the impact of metal-bearing dust from mining wastes on air quality for a nearby community and agricultural lands in Jebel Ressas (Tunisia) locality. Dust emission rates were calculated using existing parameterization adapted to the contamination source composed of mining wastes. Metal concentrations were predicted using a Gaussian model (fugitive dust model) with, as input: emission rates, dump physical parameters and meteorological data measured in situ for 30 days in summertime. Metal concentration maps were built from calculated PM10 particle concentrations. They evidence the areas where Pb and Cd concentrations exceeded WHO guidelines (0.5 and 0.005 µg/m(3), respectively). Maximum concentrations of Pb and Cd in PM10 are, respectively, of 5.74 and 0.0768 µg/m(3) for measured wind speed values up to 22 m/s. Preferential areas of contamination were determined in agricultural lands to the NW from the source dump where Pb and Cd exceeded guidelines up to a distance of 1,200 m. The secondary spreading directions were SW and E, toward the village. Health hazard prospecting shown that a major part of the village was exposed to contaminated dust and that daily hazard quotient (HQ) values reached locally 118 and 158, respectively, for Pb and Cd during the study period. However, HQ variations in the village are high, both temporally and geographically.

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Trace Elements in Soils of Urban Areas

Ajmone-Marsan

Biasioli

2010

Water Air Soil Pollut

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Urban soils are an essential element of the city environment. However, studies on urban soils are scattered in terms of geographical distribution, sampling pattern, analytical dataset, etc. One of the major issues arising from the studies on this ecosystem is the diffusion of its contamination. In cities, in fact, the proximity to humans may cause a serious danger for citizens. In the present study, results from the literature about trace elements in urban soils are presented to compare methodologies and results and to offer a basis for the harmonization of investigation approaches and establishment of remediation thresholds. A total of 153 studies on the urban ecosystem published in the last 10 years were collected and data on trace elements in soils of 94 world cities were compared and discussed. Data highlights the discrepancies among different studies (sampling strategies, analytical procedures) and the extreme variability of urban soils. Most cities are contaminated by one or more trace elements, revealing the environmental relevance of the urban soil system. While Pb is still one of the major concerns in many locations, new contaminants are on the rise and would deserve more attention from the researchers. While in fact some contaminants are almost ubiquitous in world cities and could be used as tracers for urban contamination, some traffic-related elements such as platinum, rhodium, and palladium, whose reactivity and toxicity is still unknown, are becoming of concern. Collation of literature data highlights the need for the harmonization of sampling, analytical, and rendering procedures for regulatory purposes and provides a useful dataset for environmental scientists dealing with the urban ecosystem and for city planners. A sampling design adapted to local urban patterns, a prescribed sampling depth, and a minimum set of elements that deserve to be measured could be the core of a common methodology.

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Environmental Lead Contamination in the Rudnaya Pristan – Dalnegorsk Mining and Smelter District, Russian Far East

Cited by 14 publications

References 16 publications

The high contents of lead in soils of northern Kosovo

The high contents of lead in soils of northern Kosovo

Health hazard prospecting by modeling wind transfer of metal-bearing dust from mining waste dumps: application to Jebel Ressas Pb–Zn–Cd abandoned mining site (Tunisia)

Trace Elements in Soils of Urban Areas

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