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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 409, Issue 21, Pages 4519-4527Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.07.030
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PAHs; Urban surface dust; Health risk assessment; Source analysis; Composition profile
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- Research Grants Council of the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong [HKBU 260209]
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Ninety-six urban surface dust samples collected from Guangzhou, a typical urban center in South China, were analyzed for 16 PAHs (2-6 rings). Sigma PAHs concentrations in the urban surface dust ranged from 0.84 to 12.3 mu g/g with a mean of 4.80 mu g/g. High molecular weight compounds (4-6 rings) contributed to 62 to 94% of Sigma PAHs mass in the surface dust samples. Four hotspots with highest Sigma PAHs were identified via kriging prediction mapping, representing the highly-urbanized regions: central downtown, highway and industrial area. Two major origins of PAHs inputs to urban surface dust were identified as vehicle emissions (51.9%) and coal combustion (26.8%). The 95% UCL of Incremental Lifetime Cancer Risk (ILCR) due to human exposure to urban surface dust PAHs in central South China was 3.03 x 10(-6) for children and 2.92 x 10(-6) for adults. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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