Environmental and human health risks associated with exposure to hazardous elements present in urban dust from Barranquilla, Colombian Caribbean

dc.creatorOsorio‐Martinez, Jorge
dc.creatorSilva Oliveira, Luis Felipe
dc.creatorFlores, Erico
dc.creatorNascimento, Mariele S.
dc.creatorPicoloto, Rochele
dc.creatorOlivero-Verbel, Jesus
dc.date2021-01-25T19:03:39Z
dc.date2021-01-25T19:03:39Z
dc.date2021-01-22
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-03T19:39:52Z
dc.date.available2023-10-03T19:39:52Z
dc.identifier0047-2425
dc.identifier1537-2537
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/11323/7763
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.20200
dc.identifierCorporación Universidad de la Costa
dc.identifierREDICUC - Repositorio CUC
dc.identifierhttps://repositorio.cuc.edu.co/
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/9171185
dc.descriptionUrban dust is a mixture of deposited particles from different sources usually linked to potentially toxic elements (PTEs). Despite the industrialization of many South American countries, little is known about the impact of particulate matter in large cities, data necessary to promote environmental policies aiming to protect human health. The main objective of this work was to evaluate the particle size distribution, composition, as well as environmental and human health risks of settled dust particles from Barranquilla, a Colombian Caribbean industrialized area. Trace elements were analyzed by ICP‐MS from thirty‐five different sites, covering all city areas. Dust was mostly composed of 10–70 μm particles. The average concentrations of V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Mo, Ag, Cd, Sn, Sb, Pb, and Bi were above background. High spatial heterogeneity was observed for Cu, Zn, As, Se, Mo, Ag, Sn, Sb, and Bi. Concentration factors suggest urban dusts are extremely contaminated by Zn and Cu. The ecological risk associated with specific elements decreased in the order Cd > Cu > As > Hg > Pb > Ni > Co ≈ Zn ≈ Cr, and the contamination load index showed that 91% of the samples are polluted by PTEs. Although the carcinogenic risks of Cr, Ni, As, Co, and Cd were low, chronic exposure to several PTEs may be impacting the quality of life. Educational programs, as well as monitoring and greater control on traffic, industry, and construction activities, are needed in order to protect environmental and human health
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherCorporación Universidad de la Costa
dc.rightsCC0 1.0 Universal
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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dc.sourceJournal of Environmental Quality
dc.sourcehttps://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jeq2.20200
dc.subjectCancer
dc.subjectICP‐MS
dc.subjectManganese
dc.subjectParticulate matter
dc.subjectZn
dc.titleEnvironmental and human health risks associated with exposure to hazardous elements present in urban dust from Barranquilla, Colombian Caribbean
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