Trace metals in bulk precipitation and throughfall in a suburban area of Japan

Hou, Haijun; Takamatsu, Takejiro; Koshikawa, Masami Kanao; Hosomi, Masaaki

doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.02.035

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“…Particular emphasis is given on ore deposits, mining, and smelter plants as significant anthropogenic sources of dust. Heavy metals emitted in the atmosphere by combustion processes usually have relatively high solubility and reactivity; especially under low-pH condition [6,7]. They can be carried to places far away from the sources by wind, depending upon whether they are in gaseous form or as particulates.…”

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Environmental Pollution With Heavy Metals in the Republic of Macedonia

Stafilov¹

2017

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An overview to the results from the application of various spectrometric (atomic absorption spectrometry, AAS; inductively coupled plasma -atomic emission spectrometry, ICP-AES; and inductively coupled plasma -mass spectrometry, ICP-MS) and radioanalytical (neutron activation analysis, NAA) techniques in environmental pollution studies in the Republic of Macedonia are presented. The results from the surveys of the pollution with heavy metals of soil, air and food are reported. The pollution with heavy metals in the particular regions was additionally investigated using moss, lichens, attic dust, soil, water and sediment samples. The results from the study of the pollution in the cities of Veles (lead and zinc smelter plant), Kavadarci (ferronickel smelter plant), Radoviš (copper mine and flotation), Probištip, Makedonska Kamenica and Kriva Palanka (lead and zinc mines and flotation plants) and Bitola and Kičevo (thermoelectric power plants) are presented.

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Environmental Pollution With Heavy Metals in the Republic of Macedonia

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“…Previous studies revealed that the concentrations of heavy metals in the air are increased by human activity and determined by relevance with ion compounds (Conko et al, 2004, Cheng et al, 2011, Furusjo et al, 2007Herngren et al, 2006;Hou et al, 2005;Sharma et al, 2008). In addition, a study by Cheng et al (2010) found that the distribution of heavy metals was influenced by wind, temperature and rainfall characteristics.…”

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“…In addition, a study by Cheng et al (2010) found that the distribution of heavy metals was influenced by wind, temperature and rainfall characteristics. Threfore, it is important to investigate the relationship between ions and heavy metals (Furusjo et al, 2007;Herngren et al, 2006;Hou et al, 2005). Table 4 Correlation coefficients between heavy metal concentrations in 54 rainwater samples from the Suwon region The correlations of all heavy metals with one another from our samples are presented in Table 4.…”

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“…All heavy metals in the atmosphere are circulated by rainout and washout, and significant concentrations of heavy metals are present in a dissolved state during wet deposition (Hou et al, 2005;Furusjo et al, 2007;Sharma et al, 2008). In particular, heavy metals discharged during the combustion process are composed of small soil particles and therefore have greater solubility.…”

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Atmospheric wet deposition of trace metals in the Suwon region in Korea during farming periods

Kim

Jung

Lee

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This study investigated the characteristic distributions of heavy metals in rainwater, and the relationship between the concentrations of heavy metals and other chemical properties of the rainwater was also evaluated. Chemical properties of the rainwater varied between different raining periods and years. The volume-weighted mean of rainwater pH ranged from 3.9 to 6.7, and the individual volume-weighted means followed the order Zn > Pb > Cu > Cr > Ni > Cd. There were positive correlations between the major ionic components, such as Ca, Mg, and K, and the heavy metal concentrations of rainwater. The trends of monthly heavy metal concentrations showed higher values in July during 2011-2013. The order of average enrichment factors (EFs) was Cd > Pb > Cu > Zn > Ni > Cr; all of these were relatively higher than the EFs of natural components such as Fe, Mg and Ca. The overall finding of this study indicated that the concentration of dissolved trace metals can increase under the condition of acid rain.

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“…Depth of penetration and deposition of particles depends on their size, the defense capabilities of the respiratory tract and the respiratory pattern [4] which finally also determine the effect to the human health. Chemical elements emitted in the atmosphere by combustion processes usually have relatively high solubility and reactivity; especially under low pH condition [5]. They are highly mobile and might be carried far away from the sources by wind, depending upon whether they are in gaseous form or as particulates.…”

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Assessment of Trace Elements Bioavailability – Ingestion of Toxic Elements From the Attic Dust Collected From the Vicinity of the Ferro-Nickel Smelter Plant

Andonovska¹,

Stafilov²,

Karadjova³

2017

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The purpose of this study was to establish total and bioavailable contents of chemical elements in attic dust and their distribution in the area of the town of Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia, and in this way to evaluate the exposure of population to toxic metals in areas with high industrial influences from the ferronickel smelter plant. The attic dust is derived predominantly from external sources such as aerosol deposits and soil dusting, and less from household activities. From that reason attic dust could be accepted as a tracer of historical aerosol pollution. All attic dust samples were analyzed for total and bioavailable element contents and their distribution in studied area. Several extraction agents recognized as representative for elements bioavailability assessment were applied to attic dust samples under investigations -phosphate buffer solutions that simulate human blood, for the simulation of lung inhalation carbonate buffer was used and 0.1 mol l -1 HCl solution to simulate stomach ingestion. A total of 18 elements (Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe K, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sr and Zn) were determined by atomic emission spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma (AES-ICP). The obtained results showed relatively high proportion of toxic elements bioavailability in the attic dusts samples from sites close to the metallurgical activities (Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn), most probably due to the small size and high reactivity of the particles of attic dust. As might be expected the highest leachable amounts of toxic elements were found for Ni, Co, Cr and Pb from attic dust in the extraction solution of HCl (0.1 mol l -1 HCl) compared with the other 3 extraction media. Discussion on trace elements mobility and bioavailability related to environmental pollution and effects on human health are presented.

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Trace metals in bulk precipitation and throughfall in a suburban area of Japan

Cited by 74 publications

References 47 publications

Environmental Pollution With Heavy Metals in the Republic of Macedonia

Environmental Pollution With Heavy Metals in the Republic of Macedonia

Atmospheric wet deposition of trace metals in the Suwon region in Korea during farming periods

Assessment of Trace Elements Bioavailability – Ingestion of Toxic Elements From the Attic Dust Collected From the Vicinity of the Ferro-Nickel Smelter Plant

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