Health risk assessment and source apportionment of heavy metals in atmospheric dustfall in a city of Khuzestan Province, Iran

Mostafaii, Gholamreza; Bakhtyari, Zahra; Atoof, Fatemeh; Baziar, Mansour; Fouladi-Fard, Reza; Rezaali, Mostafa; Mirzaei, Nezam

doi:10.1007/s40201-021-00630-z

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“…The sedimented residue was dissolved by the mixture of concentrated HCl: HNO 3 (1:1 (v/v)) and heated for 5 min to complete the digestion process. The solution was filtered and the filtrate was diluted to 50 mL and then analyzed by ICP-MS (Agilent 7500, USA) 18 .…”

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Heavy metal pollution levels and health risk assessment of dust storms in Jazmurian region, Iran

Soleimani-Sardo

Shirani

Strezov

2023

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The Jazmurian basin in Iran is an area affected by climate change and desertification where aerosols and dust storms are common. The aim of this work was to determine the human and ecological risks from atmospheric particles during dust storms in different cities in the Jazmurian basin. For this purpose, the dust samples were collected from Jiroft, Roodbar Jonoob, Ghaleh Ganj, Kahnooj and Iranshahr cities, which are located around the Jazmurian playa in southeast of Iran. Satellite-based Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aerosol products and the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) were used to detect aerosol loading in the atmosphere. Moreover, the trace element composition of the collected particles was determined and used to evaluate human and ecological impact assessment using US EPA human health risk assessment and ReCiPe 2016 endpoint hierarchist impact assessment method incorporated in the OpenLCA 1.10.3 software. The human health risk assessment of the particles revealed high non-carcinogenic risks for children from exposure to nickel and manganese and carcinogenic risks in both adults and children due to hexavalent chromium, arsenic and cobalt during dust storm events. Terrestrial ecotoxicity was found to have the largest ecological impact on ecosystems with copper, nickel and zinc exhibiting the largest contributions.

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Heavy metal pollution levels and health risk assessment of dust storms in Jazmurian region, Iran

Soleimani-Sardo

Shirani

Strezov

2023

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“…and heated for 5 min to complete the digestion process. The solution was ltered and the ltrate was diluted to 50 mL and then analyzed by ICP-MS (Agilent 7500, USA) 17 .…”

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Heavy Metal Pollution Levels and Health Risk Assessment of Dust Storms in Jazmurian Region, Iran

Soleimani-Sardo

Shirani

Strezov

2023

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The Jazmurian basin in Iran is an area affected by climate change and desertification where aerosols and dust storms are common. The aim of this work was to determine the human and ecological risks from atmospheric particles during dust storms in different cities in the Jazmurian basin. For this purpose, the dust samples were collected from Jiroft, Roodbar Jonoob, Ghaleh Ganj, Kahnooj and Iranshahr cities, which are located around the Jazmurian playa in south east of Iran. In this study, the OpenLCA 1.10.3 software was used to input the concentration of the measured trace metals and ReCiPe 2016 endpoint hierarchist impact assessment method was applied to determine the environmental impacts. Furthermore, the MODIS satellite products and the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) were used to detect the amount of aerosol load in the atmosphere. The MODIS AOD data over the Jazmurian region indicated higher spatial distribution of aerosols in the south of the basin with gradual decreased towards the west. Moreover, the trace element composition of the collected particles was determined and used to evaluate human and ecological impact assessment. The human health risk assessment of the particles revealed high non-carcinogenic risks for children due to nickel and manganese and carcinogenic risks in both adults and children due to arsenic and cobalt. Terrestrial ecotoxicity was found to have the largest ecological impact on ecosystems with copper, nickel and zinc exhibiting the largest contributions.

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“…If HI exceeds 1, there may be concerns for potential noncarcinogenic effects. If the HI is below 1, it is unlikely that people will experience adverse health effects [37][38][39] .…”

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Health risk assessment of lead pollution from air and soil in the biggest special economic zone of Iran

Jahanbakhsh

Fard

Karimi

et al. 2023

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Contamination of air and soil with Lead (Pb) is a great global concern. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the Pb content in the atmosphere and soil at 56 sampling sites in the Salafchegan industrial zone located in Qom province, Iran. The results indicated that Pb accumulated in air and soil media. The geostatistical analysis of Pb showed that pollution hotspots were detected around industrial areas as well as in sites with intense vehicular traffic. Although the average concentration of Pb in the air (0.013 µg/m3) and soil (3.05 mg/kg), were lower than the limit of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in some polluted zones, the Pb concentrations exceeded more than 1.2 and 2.6 times in the air and soil, respectively. Ingestion and inhalation were the main pathways of Pb exposure. Hazard Index (HI) values in some land use areas and children under five years were above EPA's safe limit. HI value for children was above 1. The carcinogenic risk analysis showed that higher carcinogenic risk from the acceptable limit (1 × 10− 6) was presented in different age groups in the sampling sites. Consequently, children are considered a high-risk group for Pb exposure in studied areas.

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Health risk assessment and source apportionment of heavy metals in atmospheric dustfall in a city of Khuzestan Province, Iran

Cited by 20 publications

References 85 publications

Heavy metal pollution levels and health risk assessment of dust storms in Jazmurian region, Iran

Heavy metal pollution levels and health risk assessment of dust storms in Jazmurian region, Iran

Heavy Metal Pollution Levels and Health Risk Assessment of Dust Storms in Jazmurian Region, Iran

Health risk assessment of lead pollution from air and soil in the biggest special economic zone of Iran

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