Children’s health risk assessment based on the content of toxic metals Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn in urban soil samples of Podgorica, Montenegro

Mugoša, Boban; Djurović, Dijana; Pirnat, Aleksandra; Bulat, Zorica; Barjaktarović-Labović, Snežana

doi:10.2298/vsp130716062m

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“…5a). It was consistent with the previous studies (Mugoša et al 2015;Wu et al 2018;Kolo et al 2018). In this study, the non-carcinogenic risk values for As were 1.48 and 1.75 for Hexigten Banner and Bairin Left Banner respectively.…”

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Contamination and human health risk assessment of heavy metal(loid)s in topsoil and groundwater around mining and dressing factories in Chifeng, North China

Zhao

Zeng

et al. 2023

Int J Coal Sci Technol

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Chifeng is a concentrated mining area for non-ferrous metal minerals, as well as a key prevention and control area for heavy-duty enterprises. This situation necessitates an effective ecological and human health risk assessment of heavy metal(loid)s driven by the wide distribution of metal ore processing, mining, and smelting factories in Hexigten Banner and Bairin Left Banner. We conducted surveys to assess the levels of heavy metal(loid)s (Cr, As, Pb, Cd, and Hg) in the topsoil and groundwater of the areas. The results indicated that the concentrations of As, Cd, and Pb in partial soil samples exceeded the environmental quality standards of Grade II. Based on contamination assessments, such as geoaccumulation indices and pollution indices, we inferred that Cd, Pb, and As were primary pollutants in topsoil. Potential ecological risks when considered as part of the average risk indices (RI) are up to 1626.40 and 2818.76, respectively, in the two areas. Comparative analysis revealed that Cd posed a very high potential ecological risk, followed by As. Moreover, the evaluation showed that the three exposure pathways of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk followed a descending order: inhalation > ingestion > dermal contact, except for Pb. Arsenic in topsoil posed a potential non-carcinogenic risk to human health, while there were no adverse effects of As in groundwater. In addition, the average total carcinogenic risk for As in the two areas, as well as the risk of Pb in the topsoil of Bairin Left Banner and all the five heavy metal(loid)s in groundwater, exceeded human tolerance. Pb–Zn mines caused higher human health risks. In addition, the tandem contamination of heavy metal(loid)s in soil and groundwater was not obvious. This research study provides a basis for pollution remediation to control heavy industry-induced ecological and health risks of heavy metal(loid)s.

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Contamination and human health risk assessment of heavy metal(loid)s in topsoil and groundwater around mining and dressing factories in Chifeng, North China

Zhao

Zeng

et al. 2023

Int J Coal Sci Technol

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“…Previous reports mentioned high possibility of endogenous contaminations for Cd and Pb because of their long half-lives in the human body, (10–40 years) and (2 months to 20 years), respectively 43 , 50 . Therefore, the elevated contamination levels and significant correlations express by these metals in the current study may be due to the excessive use of these metals in insecticides, batteries, glazed pottery, fuels, PVC paints, plating, and smelting processes 53 , 54 . Pb contamination in the tap water was also reported in the study area with an elevated level of 0.46 ppm, which was 46 fold higher than that of WHO permissible limits (0.01 ppm) 29 .…”

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Potential health risk of heavy metals in the leather manufacturing industries in Sialkot, Pakistan

Junaid

Hashmi

Tang

et al. 2017

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This is a systematical report on the potential health risk of heavy metals from the leather industries in Pakistan based on multiple biological matrices of the exposed workers and indoor dust samples. The adverse impacts of heavy metals on the oxidative enzyme and their risks to workers’ health were also explored. Our results indicated that the level of Cr in indoor industrial dust was more than twice, compared to the background household dust. Blood, urine and hair samples of exposed workers showed significantly high concentrations of heavy metals, compared to those in the control group. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) level in the blood samples expressed significant positive correlation with Cr and Ni. Total hazard quotients (HQs)/hazard index (HI) were >1, and Cr (VI) exhibited higher cancer risks than that of Cd in the exposed workers. In addition, the PCA-MLR analysis confirmed that the industrial sections; cutting, shivering/crusting, and stitching were the principal contributors of heavy metals in the biological entities of the workers. Taken together, our results highlighted the occupationally exposed groups would likely to experience the potential health risks due to excessive exposure to the heavy metals from the leather industries.

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“…However, the nature of the city studied-its age, size, population, traffic density and industrial activities (both current and historical)-can all have an influence on PTE levels and distribution. Particularly elevated PTE concentrations are often associated with known sources of pollution such as high road traffic density [2][3][4][5][6]; coal combustion [7]; chemically treated wooden playground equipment [6,8]; or specific Minerals 2019, 9, 173 2 of 13 industrial emissions. For example, the high concentrations of lead and zinc in playgrounds of Port Pirie, Australia [9] were attributed to the proximity of one of the world's largest lead-zinc smelters.…”

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Measuring Copper, Lead and Zinc Concentrations and Oral Bioaccessibility as Part of the Soils in Scottish Schools Project

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Determination of potentially toxic elements in soils with which children have regular contact can provide valuable information to support health risk assessment. It is also important to engage schoolchildren with soil science so that they become well-informed citizens. The Soils in Scottish Schools project involved pupils across Scotland in the collection of soil from school grounds for determination of copper, lead and zinc. Samples were subjected to microwave-assisted aqua-regia digestion to determine pseudototal analyte concentrations. The simplified bioaccessibility extraction test was applied to estimate bioaccessibility. Analysis was performed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Pseudototal analyte concentrations varied widely: Cu 15.6–220 mg∙kg−1; Pb 24.6–479 mg∙kg−1 and Zn 52.5–860 mg∙kg−1. Higher concentrations were measured in urban areas, which were historically home to heavy manufacturing industries, with lower concentrations in soils from more rural schools. Bioaccessible analyte concentrations also varied widely (Cu 3.94–126 mg∙kg−1; Pb 6.29–216 mg∙kg−1 and Zn 4.38–549 mg∙kg−1) and followed similar trends to pseudototal concentrations. None of the elements studied posed a significant health risk to children through accidental soil ingestion whilst at play during breaks in the school day, although the relatively high bioaccessible levels of lead at some locations are worthy of further investigation.

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Children’s health risk assessment based on the content of toxic metals Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn in urban soil samples of Podgorica, Montenegro

Abstract: All metals investigated showed relatively higher concentrations at sites that were close to industrial places and high ways. The mean concentrations of Pb and Zn and maximum concentrations of Pb, Cd, and Zn were higher than presented values in the National Regulation.

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Contamination and human health risk assessment of heavy metal(loid)s in topsoil and groundwater around mining and dressing factories in Chifeng, North China

Contamination and human health risk assessment of heavy metal(loid)s in topsoil and groundwater around mining and dressing factories in Chifeng, North China

Potential health risk of heavy metals in the leather manufacturing industries in Sialkot, Pakistan

Measuring Copper, Lead and Zinc Concentrations and Oral Bioaccessibility as Part of the Soils in Scottish Schools Project

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