TY - JOUR
T1 - Heavy metal concentrations and contamination levels from Asian dust and identification of sources
T2 - A case-study
AU - Lee, Pyeong Koo
AU - Youm, Seung Jun
AU - Jo, Ho Young
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a grant (NEMA-06-NH-08) from the Natural Hazard Mitigation Research Group, National Emergency Management Agency. We also acknowledge the reviewers and editor for their constructive and thoughtful comments on the manuscript.
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PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The aims of this study were to determine concentrations of selected metals (As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, Sb, Pb and Zn) in Asian and non-Asian dust collected in Daejeon, Korea between February 2007 and December 2007 and to estimate the pollution sources. The geoaccumulation index (Igeo) and the enrichment factor (EF) show that the pollution levels of Cd, Pb, Zn, Sb, Cu, and As are much higher than those of Cr, Co and Ni. As, Cd, Cu, Sb, Pb, and Zn are the ones most strongly affected by anthropogenic inputs such as airborne pollutants. The 206Pb/207Pb ratios of Asian and non-Asian dust are similar to those of the airborne particles in some heavily industrialized Chinese cities and the soils of the Alashan desert. To address the highly elevated levels of heavy metals found in Asian and non-Asian dust, studies should be performed to assess the potential impacts of settled particles on surface ecosystems, water resources, and human health in Korea.
AB - The aims of this study were to determine concentrations of selected metals (As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, Sb, Pb and Zn) in Asian and non-Asian dust collected in Daejeon, Korea between February 2007 and December 2007 and to estimate the pollution sources. The geoaccumulation index (Igeo) and the enrichment factor (EF) show that the pollution levels of Cd, Pb, Zn, Sb, Cu, and As are much higher than those of Cr, Co and Ni. As, Cd, Cu, Sb, Pb, and Zn are the ones most strongly affected by anthropogenic inputs such as airborne pollutants. The 206Pb/207Pb ratios of Asian and non-Asian dust are similar to those of the airborne particles in some heavily industrialized Chinese cities and the soils of the Alashan desert. To address the highly elevated levels of heavy metals found in Asian and non-Asian dust, studies should be performed to assess the potential impacts of settled particles on surface ecosystems, water resources, and human health in Korea.
KW - Asian dust
KW - Contamination
KW - Heavy metals
KW - Pb isotope
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U2 - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.01.074
DO - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.01.074
M3 - Article
C2 - 23453603
AN - SCOPUS:84884366325
SN - 0045-6535
VL - 91
SP - 1018
EP - 1025
JO - Chemosphere
JF - Chemosphere
IS - 7
ER -
