Public Health Risk Assessment Associated With Heavy Metal and Arsenic Exposure Near an Abandoned Mine (Kirki, Greece)

Nikolaidis, Christos; Orfanidis, Moysis; Mylonas, Stratos; Constantinidis, Theodore C.

doi:10.1289/isee.2011.00782

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“…Zinc max values of this research are three to sixty times lower than the researches of Argyraki-Kelepertzis (2014) and Nikolaidis et al (2013). In addition, As max concentrations are two times to two order of magnitude lower than the corresponding max concentrations measured in the studies of Nikolaidis et al (2013) and Antoniadis et al (2019). Finally, the max levels of Cu of the current study are in a good agreement with the results of the previous studies performed in the Greek territory.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…On the contrary, the majority of the max concentrations of all the elements (except of Zn, Cu and As) of the current study are higher than the max values determined in all the other studies. Zinc max values of this research are three to sixty times lower than the researches of Argyraki-Kelepertzis (2014) and Nikolaidis et al (2013). In addition, As max concentrations are two times to two order of magnitude lower than the corresponding max concentrations measured in the studies of Nikolaidis et al (2013) and Antoniadis et al (2019).…”

Section: Comparisons With Data From Other Studies In Greececontrasting

confidence: 64%

“…There are data from various studies (Pentari et al, 2006;Papastergios et al, 2011;Skordas et al, 2013;Nikolaidis et al, 2013;Argyraki-Kelepertzis, 2014;Sofianska and Michailidis, 2015;Botsou et al, 2016;Noli and Tsamos, 2016;Argyraki et al, 2017;Topalidis et al, 2017;Kelepertzis et al, 2018;Antoniadis et al, 2019) occurred in different areas of Greece concerning the levels of trace elements in soil of rural and urban areas during the last two decades. The samples that were collected in most of the cases were soil samples from urban areas (through the city, close to roadsides and highways, abandoned mines and industrial areas), as well as from agricultural areas (apple, cotton and wheat cultivated areas, vineyards).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Avaliação de risco à saúde humana devido a presença de arsênio e outros elementos em arroz no Brasil

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Devon Great Consols (DGC) is a region in southwest England where extensive mining for Cu, Sn and As took place in the nineteenth century. Because of its historical and geological significance, DGC has protected status and is part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site. Recently, the region was opened up to the public with the construction or redevelopment of various trails, tracks and facilities for walking, cycling and field visits. We used portable x-ray fluorescence spectrometry to measure, in situ, the concentrations of As in soils and dusts in areas that are accessible to the public.Concentrations ranged from about 140 to 75,000 g g -1 (n = 98), and in all but one case exceeded a Category 4 Screening Level for park-type soil of 179 g g -1 . Samples returned to the laboratory and fractionated to < 63 m were subjected to an in vitro assessment of both oral and inhalable bioaccessibility, with concentrations ranging from < 10 to 25,500 g g -1 and dependent on the precise nature and origin of the sample and the physiological fluid applied. Concentrations of As in PM10 collected along various transects of the region averaged over 30 ng m -3 compared with a typical concentration in UK air of < 1 ng m -3 . Calculations using default EPA and CLEA estimates and that factor in for bioaccessibility suggest a six-hour visit to the region results in exposure to As well in excess of that of minimum risk. The overall risk is exacerbated for frequent visitors to the region and for workers employed at the site. Based on our observations, we recommend that the remodelling or repurposing of historical mine sites require more stringent management and mitigation measures.

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Public Health Risk Assessment Associated With Heavy Metal and Arsenic Exposure Near an Abandoned Mine (Kirki, Greece)

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Determination of the bioaccumulation of radionuclides and trace elements in mosses using nuclear methods

Determination of the bioaccumulation of radionuclides and trace elements in mosses using nuclear methods

Avaliação de risco à saúde humana devido a presença de arsênio e outros elementos em arroz no Brasil

Arsenic concentrations, distributions and bioaccessibilities at a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Devon Great Consols, Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape)

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