A multi-element profile of house dust in relation to exterior dust and soils in the city of Ottawa, Canada

Rasmussen, Pat E.; Subramanian, K. S.; Jessiman, Barry

doi:10.1016/s0048-9697(00)00775-0

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“…These can be very important pathways for toxic metals in the body. Rasmussen et al (2001) showed that ingestion of house dust (HD) is the main Pb exposure pathway (69%) for small children in contaminated areas. This is because of the very small nature of the particles, which means that a high proportion of toxic metals in the HD is bioavailable (Cu, Pb, Zn between 80 and 100%; Mn and Ni between 60 and 80%) (Turner and Simmonds 2006).…”

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Impact of Dust Filter Installation in Ironworks and Construction on Brownfield Area on the Toxic Metal Concentration in Street and House Dust (Celje, Slovenia)

Žibret

2011

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This article presents the impact of the ecological investment in ironworks (dust filter installation) and construction works at a highly contaminated brownfield site on the chemical composition of household dust (HD) and street sediment (SS) in Celje, Slovenia. The evaluation is based on two sampling campaigns: the first was undertaken 1 month before the ecological investment became operational and the second 3 years later. The results show that dust filter installations reduced the content of Co, Cr, Fe, Mn, Mo, W and Zn on average by 58% in HD and by 51% in SS. No reduction was observed at sampling points in the upwind direction from the ironworks. By contrast, the impact of the construction works on the highly contaminated brownfield site was detected by a significant increase (on average by 37%) of elements connected to the brownfield contamination in SS. Such increase was not detected in HD.

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Impact of Dust Filter Installation in Ironworks and Construction on Brownfield Area on the Toxic Metal Concentration in Street and House Dust (Celje, Slovenia)

Žibret

2011

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“…In comparison with studies conducted overseas, the concentrations of metals in household dust in Esperance were generally lower, with the exception of copper and nickel (Rasmussen et al, 2001;Turner & Simmonds, 2006). The median dust concentrations of cadmium and lead in this study were the same as the geometric mean concentrations reported in another Australian study of household dust in Sydney, however the concentrations of copper, manganese and nickel were higher in Esperance than Sydney (Chattopadhyay et al, 2003).…”

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Children’s Exposure to Metals: A Community-Initiated Study

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Arch Environ Contam Toxicol

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Abstract:In 2007, it had been shown that the shipping of lead through Esperance Port in Western Australia resulted in contamination and elevated blood lead concentrations in children. A clean-up strategy was implemented, however little attention was given to other metals. In consultation with the community, a cross-sectional exposure study was designed. Thirty nine children aged 1-12 years provided a sample of hair, urine, drinking water, residential soil and dust. Concentrations of nickel and lead were low in biological and environmental samples. Hair aluminium (Al) (

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“…The EC value in the dust samples ranged from 2.01 to 8.26 with an average of 3.43 dS m -1 (Table 4). This high value of salts is attributed to the saline soils from which the dust originated from coastal Sabkha in northern and eastern parts of Saudi Arabia, where the soils are saline and have a salt crust on the surface [37]. Table 5 lists the total concentrations of the heavy metals in the dust fallout.…”

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