Worldwide distribution of polyclyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban road dust

Majumdar, D.; Rajaram, B.; Meshram, Sarita Gajbhiye; Suryawanshi, P.; Rao, C. V. Chalapati

doi:10.1007/s13762-016-1084-2

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“…The PAH composition did show a significant relationship with land use type or the number of road lanes. In comparison with urban environments from other parts of the world, the levels of PAHs in Tyumen are significantly lower than in most megapolises, large industrial centres, and cities where coal is used to generate heat and energy power (Majumdar et al 2017). The enrichment of street dust in comparison with urban soil from Tyumen was observed for MMW and HMW PAHs, while for LMW PAHs, except for NAP, were close.…”

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“…At the same time, street dust particles are a source of pollutants in roadside soils (Prokof'eva et al 2017;Ró _ zański et al 2017;Pariente et al 2019), which can re-enter the atmosphere through resuspension (Jordanova et al 2014) or migrate with surface runoff and stormwater (Calvillo et al 2015;Liu et al 2016). Numerous studies are devoted to the status of various pollutants, primarily PTEs and PAHs, in street dust in some of the world's largest megacities, industrial production centres (Liu et al 2007;Saeedi et al 2012;Acosta et al 2014;Yu et al 2014;Soltani et al 2015;Bandowe and Nkansah 2016;Tang et al 2017;Men et al 2018;Cappelletti et al 2019), cities, and towns (Majumdar et al 2017;Ghanavati et al 2019;Zhaoyong et al 2019). The results of these studies have shown that accumulation of pollutants in street dust and near road environments is influenced by a wide range of factors, including population density, traffic, degree of soil sealing, age and type of automobiles, climate, and geological conditions of a particular territory (Charlesworth et al 2003;Shi et al 2010;Wei et al 2010;Zhang et al 2015;De Silva et al 2016;Trujillo-González et al 2016;Yan et al 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Pollution status and human health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban street dust of Tyumen city, Russia

Konstantinova

Minkina

Konstantinov

et al. 2020

Environ Geochem Health

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This study investigated levels and sources of pollution and potential health risks associated with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban street dust collected from Tyumen city, a large transport centre with one of the highest motorization rates in Russia. Twenty street dust samples were collected from four grades of roads in five different land use areas.Research methods included measurements of physical and chemical properties of street dust, concentrations of 18 PTEs using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, 12 PAHs using high-performance liquid chromatography, and statistical analysis of the data. Concentrations of Ni, Cr, Sb, and Mo, as well as medium and high molecular weight PAHs in urban street dust, were notably higher than in soils within the city, which indicates that transport is the main source of these elements. Concentrations of Cu, Cd, Pb, Zn, Mn, and As in street dust of Tyumen were lower compared to many large cities, while Cr, Ni, and Co were higher. Concentrations of PAH were comparable to other large nonindustrial cities. Total contamination of street dust by both PTEs and PAHs showed more robust relationships with the number of roadway lanes rather than land use. The estimated carcinogenic risks were low in 70% of samples and medium in 30% of samples. Noncarcinogenic risks were attributed to exposure to Co, Ni, V, and As. The total noncarcinogenic risk for adults was found to be negligible, while the risk was found to be moderate for children.

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Pollution status and human health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban street dust of Tyumen city, Russia

Konstantinova

Minkina

Konstantinov

et al. 2020

Environ Geochem Health

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“…So as to interpret this observation, it should be kept in mind that the samples collected close to the pavement were composed of a mixture of soil and sediment, the latter originating from road dust mobilization by runoff. Interestingly, a literature review conducted by Majumdar et al (2016) showed that PAH concentrations in road dust from worldwide traffic areas were distributed within a very narrow range of values: ∑ 16 PAHs frequently fell between 1 and 35 mg.kg -1 , as reported on Fig. 4d.…”

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confidence: 86%

Intra- and inter-site variability of soil contamination in road shoulders – Implications for maintenance operations

Tedoldi

Charafeddine

Branchu³

et al. 2021

Science of The Total Environment

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This study addresses soil contamination in vegetated road shoulders with diffuse inflow of runoff. It aims (i) to characterize the spatial distribution of three metals (copper, lead, zinc) and PAHs, and (ii) to identify influencing factors for the inter-site differences. An extensive sampling campaign was carried out on forty road segments in the Paris region, targeting various distances and soil depths. Copper and zinc contamination was found to be mainly restricted to the first 30 cm from the road, where their concentrations ranged respectively between 40-270 mg.kg-1 and 150-950 mg.kg-1 (with a few additional extreme values related to the presence of a galvanized steel guardrail). Lead contamination was moderate (< 100 mg.kg-1 in more than 75% of the sites) and relatively uniform across the width of the shoulders. Conversely, highest PAH concentrations were found further from the road. These differences between contaminants were likely due to the varying importance of wet weather-related processes and atmospheric transport in their dispersion mechanisms. Copper and zinc concentrations correlated well with the traffic density, which alone explained ≥ 69% of the inter-site variability, whereas lead and PAHs did not exhibit such dependence. Soil organic matter was found to control the "ceiling" concentration of metals, thus limiting the maximum amounts that can be intercepted from road runoff. These results illustrate the feasibility of estimating contamination levels on road shoulders, and thus offer interesting perspectives for better consideration of the infrastructures' maintenance needs and improved routine operations.

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“…: Fang et al, 2004;Dong and Lee, 2009;Majumdar et al, 2016 and references therein). On average, RD samples show high EF values for these compounds; moreover, it is interesting to note that the fine fraction shows the higher EF for PAHs with low molecular weight, instead the coarse fraction is characterized by higher values for PAHs with high molecular weight.…”

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Characterization and preliminary risk assessment of road dust collected in Venice airport (Italy)

Valotto

Zannoni

Rampazzo

et al. 2018

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

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Road dust is a non-exhaust source that can significantly contribute to atmospheric particulate by resuspension. Beside the issue of the overcoming of guidelines limits for the air quality, the characterization of this matrix is of crucially high interest for the inherent toxicity of resuspended particles, that can act as carriers of heavy metals and toxic-carcinogenic components.In this paper, road dust collected in the Venice international airport is characterized with a multi-technique approach in order to identify the main pollutant sources and to highlight the differences between airside/ landside places. The most polluted sites are identified and a preliminary risk assessment is performed taking into account ingestion, dermal intake and inhalation of fugitive particulate pathways. Specifically, the main sources are related to construction activities, anti-icing safety procedures, and brake, tire and road wear; streets are the most polluted landside places; PAHs, Na, Al, Cu, Zn, Ag, Cd are more concentrated in airside area; as regards the risk assessment As, BaP, Cr, Sb, BaA, and BbF are the most critical pollutants.

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Worldwide distribution of polyclyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban road dust

Cited by 32 publications

References 117 publications

Pollution status and human health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban street dust of Tyumen city, Russia

Pollution status and human health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban street dust of Tyumen city, Russia

Intra- and inter-site variability of soil contamination in road shoulders – Implications for maintenance operations

Characterization and preliminary risk assessment of road dust collected in Venice airport (Italy)

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