Journal
HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
Volume 26, Issue 8, Pages 2091-2111Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2019.1650328
Keywords
metals toxicity; risk assessment; surface dust; TCLP and WET leaching
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- DST-PURSE-JNU grants
- UGC-RGNF
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To understand distribution, toxicity, and health risk assessment of Cu, Ni, Cr, Pb, Zn, Fe, and Mn, 33 surface dust samples were collected during June 2015 from Bhiwadi Industrial Area (BIA) in north India. Average metal concentrations exceeded their corresponding values in upper continental crust depending upon metal(s) and sampling site(s). Industrial emissions resulted in high contamination factors and high pollution load index for metals. The BIA falls under least to moderately for Mn, unpolluted to heavily and extremely for Ni and Cu, Pb, and Zn and moderately to extremely polluted region for Cr. Inter-metal correlations and PCA indicated common and mixed sources for metals such Ni-Cr electroplating and alloys, battery recycling, stainless-steel, electrical wires, galvanizing, vehicular emissions, and wear and tear of vehicle parts. Non-carcinogenic health risk due to metals in surface dust was high in children compared to adults and major pathways were ingestion followed by dermal and inhalation. Surface dust in BIA falls under hazardous category as metals leached in toxicity characteristics leaching procedure and waste extraction test exceeded their prescribed regulatory limits. Leaching of metals can cause contamination of surface water, groundwater, and soils in surrounding areas, and can pose risk to human health and ecology.
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