Evaluation of highly mobile fraction of trace elements in PM10 collected in Upper Silesia (Poland): Preliminary results

Zajusz-Zubek, Elwira; Mainka, Anna; Korban, Zygmunt; Pastuszka, Józef S.

doi:10.1016/j.apr.2015.05.001

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“…For all the simultaneously determined elements, the parameters of the equipment work were the same as those quoted in publication (Zajusz-Zubek et al, 2015b). …”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fractionation of trace elements and human health risk of submicron particulate matter (PM1) collected in the surroundings of coking plants

Zajusz-Zubek

Radko

Mainka

2017

Environ Monit Assess

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Samples of PM1 were collected in the surroundings of coking plants located in southern Poland. Chemical fractionation provided information on the contents of trace elements As, Cd, Co, Cr, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb and Se in all mobile (F1-F3) and not mobile (F4) fractions of PM1 in the vicinity of large sources of emissions related to energochemical processing of coal during the summer. The determined enrichment factors indicate the influence of anthropogenic sources on the concentration of the examined elements contained in PM1 in the areas subjected to investigation. The analysis of health risk for the assumed scenario of inhabitant exposure to the toxic effect of elements, based on the values of the hazard index, revealed that the absorption of the examined elements contained in the most mobile fractions of particulate matter via inhalation by children and adults can be considered potentially harmless to the health of people inhabiting the surroundings of coking plants during the summer (HI < 1). It has been estimated that due to the inhalation exposure to carcinogenic elements, i.e., As, Cd, Co, Cr, Ni and Pb, contained in the most mobile fractions (F1 + F2) of PM1, approximately four adults and one child out of one million people living in the vicinity of the coking plants may develop cancer.

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“…For all the simultaneously determined elements, the parameters of the equipment work were the same as those quoted in publication (Zajusz-Zubek et al, 2015b). …”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fractionation of trace elements and human health risk of submicron particulate matter (PM1) collected in the surroundings of coking plants

Zajusz-Zubek

Radko

Mainka

2017

Environ Monit Assess

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“…Natural PM 10 sources are forest fires, dust storms, volcanic processes, erosion or sea water [4,5]. A large part of PM 10 has an anthropogenic origin [6]. It consists of combustion processes (thermal power plants, heating, internal combustion engines), industrial processes like coking, blast furnaces, steelworks, sinter plants, cement production or mineral extraction, dust resuspension from roads and agriculture (soil erosion) [1,[7][8][9].…”

Section: Particulate Pollutionmentioning

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Air Pollution Dispersion Modelling Using Spatial Analyses

Bitta

Pavlíková

Svozilík

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IJGI

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Air pollution dispersion modelling via spatial analyses (Land Use Regression—LUR) is an alternative approach to the standard air pollution dispersion modelling techniques in air quality assessment. Its advantages are mainly a much simpler mathematical apparatus, quicker and simpler calculations and a possibility to incorporate more factors affecting pollutant’s concentration than standard dispersion models. The goal of the study was to model the PM10 particles dispersion via spatial analyses in the Czech–Polish border area of the Upper Silesian industrial agglomeration and compare the results with the results of the standard Gaussian dispersion model SYMOS’97. The results show that standard Gaussian model with the same data as the LUR model gives better results (determination coefficient 71% for Gaussian model to 48% for LUR model). When factors of the land cover were included in the LUR model, the LUR model results improved significantly (65% determination coefficient) to a level comparable with the Gaussian model. A hybrid approach of combining the Gaussian model with the LUR gives superior quality of results (86% determination coefficient).

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“…In Poland, this phenomenon might be particularly important in winter due to high PM emissions from coal-based domestic sources [49]. Changes in microbial dispersal patterns and aerodynamic diameters could lead to variations in deposition locations in human respiratory tracts.…”

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Concentration and Size Distribution of Culturable Bacteria in Ambient Air during Spring and Winter in Gliwice: A Typical Urban Area

2017

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Abstract:The concentrations and size distributions of culturable bacterial aerosols were measured during spring and winter in outdoor air in Gliwice, Upper Silesia, Poland. This research on culturable bacteria was carried over a period of two years. The samples were collected using a six-stage Andersen cascade impactor (with aerodynamic cut-off diameters of 7.0, 4.7, 3.3, 2.1, 1.1, and 0.65 µm). The results showed that the average concentration of culturable bacterial aerosol was 355 CFU m −3 in spring, which was four times higher than during winter (65 CFU m −3 ). Bacterial aerosol concentrations showed the unimodal size distribution with the highest range of 3.3-4.7 µm particles. The seasonal distributions of bacterial aerosol grain clearly indicate that, in winter, the size distribution of particles <7 µm is more "flattened" and is characterized by an increased share of fine fractions and a decreased share of coarse ones. Environmental parameters, such as temperature, UV radiation, relative humidity, wind velocity, as well as PM 10 and PM 2.5 concentrations, were measured in order to analyse whether environmental factors had any effect on bacterial aerosols. Statistically, the most important meteorological factors in the viability of airborne bacteria were temperature and UV radiation.

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Evaluation of highly mobile fraction of trace elements in PM10 collected in Upper Silesia (Poland): Preliminary results

Cited by 21 publications

References 26 publications

Fractionation of trace elements and human health risk of submicron particulate matter (PM1) collected in the surroundings of coking plants

Fractionation of trace elements and human health risk of submicron particulate matter (PM1) collected in the surroundings of coking plants

Air Pollution Dispersion Modelling Using Spatial Analyses

Concentration and Size Distribution of Culturable Bacteria in Ambient Air during Spring and Winter in Gliwice: A Typical Urban Area

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