Health risk assessments and source apportionment of PM2.5-bound heavy metals in the initial eastern economic corridor (EEC): A case study of Rayong Province, Thailand

Kawichai, Sawaeng; Bootdee, Susira; Chantara, Somporn

doi:10.1016/j.apr.2024.102205

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Pollution characteristics and health risk assessment of heavy metals in PM2.5 in Fuxin, China

Zhao,

Shen,

Han

et al. 2024

Environ Geochem Health

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Fuxin is located in the atmospheric channel around Bohai Bay, and its geographical location is very special. Few existing studies have investigated the pollution characteristics and health risk assessment of heavy metals in atmospheric PM 2.5 during the four seasons in Fuxin, so a total of 180 PM 2.5 samples were collected from four sampling sites in Fuxin from December 2021 to November 2022. The seasonal distribution characteristics of V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb, As, Sb, Cd and Ba were analysed via inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP‒MS), and the source of the heavy metals was analysed via the enrichment factor (EF) and principal component analysis (PCA). A health risk model was used to assess the health risk of respiratory exposure in men, women and children in Fuxin. The results revealed that the annual average mass order of heavy metals in Fuxin PM 2.5 was Zn (0.2947 μg·m −3 ) > Pb (0.0664 μg·m −3 ) > As (0.0225 μg·m −3 ) > Ba (0.0205 μg·m −3 ) > Mn (0.0187 μg·m −3 ) > Cu (0.0140 μg·m −3 ) > Cr (0.0095 μg·m −3 ) > V (0.0067 μg·m −3 ) > Ni (0.0061 μg·m −3 ) > Sb (0.0024 μg·m −3 ) > Cd (0.0019 μg·m −3 ) > Co (0.0007 μg·m −3 ). The annual average concentration of As was 3.75 times the GB3095-2012 (China) secondary standard limit, and the concentration of hazard quotient (HQ) in PM 2.5 was lower than 1, but the concentration of incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR) in As was higher than the cancer risk threshold (10 –4 ). These findings indicate a certain risk of cancer in the urban population of Fuxin. Therefore, it is necessary to control the emissions created from coal burning to minimize the health risks to the people of Fuxin.

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Pollution characteristics and health risk assessment of heavy metals in PM2.5 in Fuxin, China

Zhao,

Shen,

Han

et al. 2024

Environ Geochem Health

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Pollution characteristics and health risk assessment of heavy metals in PM2.5 in Fuxin, China

Zhao,

Shen,

Han

et al. 2024

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Fuxin is located in the atmospheric channel around Bohai Bay, and its geographical location is very special. Few existing studies have studied the pollution characteristics and health risk assessment of heavy metals in atmospheric PM2.5 in four seasons in Fuxin, so a total of 180 PM2.5 samples were collected from four sampling sites in Fuxin during the period from December 2021 to November 2022. The seasonal distribution characteristics of V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb, As, Sb, Cd and Ba were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS), and the source of heavy metals was analyzed by enrichment factor (EF). Health risk model was used to examine the health risk assessment of respiratory exposure in men, women and children in Fuxin. The results reveal that, the annual average mass order of heavy metal in Fuxin PM2.5 was Zn（0.2947μg·m-3）>Pb（0.0664μg·m-3）>As（0.0225μg·m-3）>Ba（0.0205μg·m-3）>Mn（0.0187μg·m-3）>Cu（0.0140μg·m-3）>Cr（0.0095μg·m-3）>V（0.0067μg·m-3）>Ni（0.0061μg·m-3）>Sb（0.0024μg·m-3）>Cd（0.0019μg·m-3）>Co（0.0007μg·m-3. The annual average concentration of As was 3.75 times of the GB3095-2012(China) secondary standard limit, the concentration of hazard quotient (HQ) in PM2.5 was lower than 1, but the concentration of incremental lifetime cancer risk (ILCR) in As was higher than the cancer risk threshold (10-4). These findings indicate the certain risk of cancer in the urban population of Fuxin. Therefore, it is necessary to control the emissions created from the coal-burning to minimize the health risks to the people of Fuxin.

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Health risk assessments and source apportionment of PM2.5-bound heavy metals in the initial eastern economic corridor (EEC): A case study of Rayong Province, Thailand

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Pollution characteristics and health risk assessment of heavy metals in PM2.5 in Fuxin, China

Pollution characteristics and health risk assessment of heavy metals in PM2.5 in Fuxin, China

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