Journal
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
Volume 286, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119421
Keywords
Non-exhaust emissions; PM10; OC/EC; Metals; Pollution indexes; Health risks
Funding
- Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) [SFRH/BD/147074/2019, SFRH/BD/144550/2019]
- project SOPRO: Chemical and toxicological SOurce PROfiling of particulate matter in urban air - FEDER, through COMPETE2020-Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalizacao (POCI) [POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029574]
- national funds (OE), through FCT/MCTES
- CESAM [UIDB/50017/2020, UIDP/50017/2020]
- FCT/MCTES through national funds
- FEDER
- FCT [UIDB/04349/2020]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/147074/2019, SFRH/BD/144550/2019] Funding Source: FCT
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This study characterized the thoracic fraction of road dust (PM10) in Lisbon for the first time, revealing the presence of potentially hazardous chemical compounds that may have implications for human health.
Non-exhaust emissions from road transport include particles from brake and tyre wear, road surface abrasion and dust resuspension. Road dust loads and their chemical properties are heterogeneous and their knowledge is still scarce. This study aimed to characterise, for the first time in Lisbon, the thoracic fraction of road dust (PM10) by collecting samples directly from mad pavements by an in situ resuspension chamber. The highest PM10 load (15.6 +/- 8.75 mg m(-2)) was obtained on a cobblestone pavement, while for asphalt roads the mean PM(10 )load was 4.40 +/- 0.16 mg m(-2). Emission factors for asphalt pavements ranged from 83.5 to 274 mg veh(-1) km(-1). On average, 65.7% of the PM10 mass was reconstructed, taking into account the carbonaceous content and the sum of the elements in their oxidized form. Cu and Zn, associated with brake and tyre wear, were the most enriched elements in relation to the soil composition (EnF = 440 and 184, respectively). The highest potential ecological risk factor of individual metals (Err) was also observed for Cu (Eri(Cu) = 393). In 90% of the sampled streets, the total carcinogenic risk was higher than 1E-4 for As, suggesting that exposure to this hazardous element may contribute to the development of cancer over a lifetime. The results showed the high contribution of certain dangerous chemical compounds associated with resuspension particles and their potential effects on human health.
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