Journal
URBAN CLIMATE
Volume 19, Issue -, Pages 141-154Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2017.01.004
Keywords
Respirable suspended particulate matter; Metal speciation; Sequential extraction procedure; Carcinogenic; Non-carcinogenic metals
Funding
- University Grants Commission, New Delhi, India (UGC-REF) [20591/NET-DEC. 2009]
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Present study deals with the speciation of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic-metal (Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb) in respirable suspended particulatematter (RSPM) using sequential extraction procedure (SEP) in ambient air of Varanasi, India. Higher concentration of Fe, Zn and Cu followed by Cr, Mn, Co, Cd and Pb was found in RSPM. Exchangeable fraction was highly significant in all metals except Fe which was dominant in residual fractions. Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) was conducted to assess weight percentage of elements. EDX results revealed that particulate matter collected at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) contain Boron (55.39 wt%) which was absent at other two sites. Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb were present in significant wt% at BHU and Chandpur Industrial Estate. Metals released from anthropogenic activities may cause respiratory and dermal diseases as immediate symptoms. In long term, bioaccumulation and biomagnifications of metals may lead to serious life threatening diseases like cancer. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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