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Trace element characterization of fine particulate matter and assessment of associated health risk in mining area, transportation routes and institutional area of Dhanbad, India

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Samples of PM2.5 were collected on PTFE filters at 11 monitoring stations in Dhanbad, India, from March, 2014, to February, 2015, for the quantification of 10 PM2.5-bound trace elements by using ICP-OES, source apportionment by using principal component analysis and health risks posed by PM2.5-bound trace elements by using health risk assessment model developed by US EPA. The average annual PM2.5 concentration (149 ± 66 µg/m3) exceeded the national ambient air quality standards by factor of 3.7, US EPA national ambient air quality standards by factor of 10 and WHO air quality guidelines by factor of 15. The sum total of average annual concentration of all PM2.5-bound trace elements was found to be 3.206 µg/m3 with maximum concentrations of Fe (61%), Zn (21%) and Pb (11%). Coal mining, coal combustion, vehicular emission, tyre and brake wear and re-suspension of road dust were identified as dominant sources of PM2.5-bound trace elements from the results of correlation and chemometric analysis. The significantly high HQ values posed by PM2.5-bound Co and Ni and intensification of HI values (15.7, 10.8 and 8.54 in mining area, transportation routes and institutional area, respectively) for multielemental exposure indicate high potential of non-carcinogenic health risk associated with inhalation exposure. The carcinogenic health risk due to multielemental exposure in mining area (2.27 × 10−4) and transportation routes (1.57 × 10−4) for adults were significantly higher than threshold value indicating the vulnerability of adults toward inhalation-induced carcinogenic risk posed by PM2.5-bound trace elements.

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The authors are grateful to the Director, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, for the valuable support during the study. The support of Ms. Sohini Bera is also gratefully acknowledged. Two authors (Sridevi Jena and Atahar Perwez) are also thankful to the Ministry of Human Resource Development for providing IIT (ISM) JRF fellowship.

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Jena, S., Perwez, A. & Singh, G. Trace element characterization of fine particulate matter and assessment of associated health risk in mining area, transportation routes and institutional area of Dhanbad, India. Environ Geochem Health 41, 2731–2747 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-019-00329-z

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