Health risk assessment and source apportionment of potentially toxic metal(loid)s in windowsill dust of a rapidly growing urban settlement, Iran

Reyhane Madadi; Sedigheh Mohamadi; Mohammad Rastegari; Abdolreza Karbassi; Md Refat Jahan Rakib; Mayeen Uddin Khandaker; Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque; Abubakr M. Idris

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Health risk assessment and source apportionment of potentially toxic metal(loid)s in windowsill dust of a rapidly growing urban settlement, Iran

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Health risk assessment and source apportionment of potentially toxic metal(loid)s in windowsill dust of a rapidly growing urban settlement, Iran

Reyhane Madadi, Sedigheh Mohamadi, Mohammad Rastegari, Abdolreza Karbassi, Md Refat Jahan Rakib, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque and Abubakr M. Idris

Scientific reports, Vol.12(1), pp.1-15

17/11/2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21242-z

PMID: 36396803

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Rapid industrialization and urbanization have resulted in environmental pollution and unsustainable development of cities. The concentration of 12 potentially toxic metal(loid)s in windowsill dust samples (n = 50) were investigated from different functional areas of Qom city with the highest level of urbanization in Iran. Spatial analyses (ArcGIS 10.3) and multivariate statistics including Principal Component Analysis and Spearman correlation (using STATISTICA-V.12) were adopted to scrutinize the possible sources of pollution. The windowsill dust was very highly enriched with Sb (50 mg/kg) and Pb (1686 mg/kg). Modified degree of contamination (mC(d)) and the pollution load indices (PLIzone) indicate that windowsill dust in all functional areas was polluted in the order of industrial > commercial > residential > green space. Arsenic, Cd, Mo, Pb, Sb, Cu, and Zn were sourced from a mixture of traffic and industrial activities, while Mn in the dust mainly stemmed from mining activities. Non-carcinogenic health risk (HI) showed chronic exposure of Pb for children in the industrial zone (HI = 1.73). The estimations suggest the possible carcinogenic risk of As, Pb, and Cr in the dust. The findings of this study reveal poor environmental management of the city. Emergency plans should be developed to minimize the health risks of dust to residents.

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Title: Health risk assessment and source apportionment of potentially toxic metal(loid)s in windowsill dust of a rapidly growing urban settlement, Iran
Creators: Reyhane Madadi - Iran University of Science and Technology
Sedigheh Mohamadi - Supreme Council Of Health
Mohammad Rastegari - Southern Cross University
Abdolreza Karbassi - University of Tehran
Md Refat Jahan Rakib - Noakhali Sci & Technol Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Fisheries & Marine Sci, Noakhali, Bangladesh
Mayeen Uddin Khandaker - Sunway University
Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque - Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Space Sci Ctr ANGKASA, Inst Climate Change IPI, Bangi 43600, Selangor De, Malaysia
Abubakr M. Idris - King Khalid University
Publication Details: Scientific reports, Vol.12(1), pp.1-15
Publisher: NATURE PORTFOLIO
Number of pages: 15
Grant note: 2021-074 / Research University Grant, Geran Universiti Penyelidikan (GUP) University of Tehran
Identifiers: 991013075277602368
Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Health risk assessment and source apportionment of potentially toxic metal(loid)s in windowsill dust of a rapidly growing urban settlement, Iran

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