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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 239, Issue -, Pages 384-391Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.04.025
Keywords
Speciation; Particle size; Bioavailability; Bioaccessibility; Hexavalent Cr; Risk assessment
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- Brazilian National Council of Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) [233939/2014-8]
- University of Florida
- CNPq [246758/2012-0]
- Federal University of Vicosa
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Even though the Amazon region is widely studied, there is still a gap regarding Cr exposure and its risk to human health. The objectives of this study were to 1) determine Cr concentrations in seven chemical fractions and 6 particle sizes in Amazon soils, 2) quantify hexavalent Cr (CrVI) concentrations using an alkaline extraction, 3) determine the oral and lung bioaccessible Cr, and 4) assess Cr exposure risks based on total and bioaccessible Cr in soils. The total Cr in both A (0-20 cm) and B (80-100 cm) horizons was high at 2346 and 1864 mg kg(-1). However, sequential extraction indicated that available Cr fraction was low compared to total Cr, with Cr in the residual fraction being the highest (74-76%). There was little difference in total Cr concentrations among particle sizes. Hexavalent Cr concentration was also low, averaging 0.72 and 2.05 mg kg(-1) in A and B horizon. In addition, both gastrointestinal (21-22 mg kg(-1)) and lung (0.95-1.25 mg kg(-1)) bioaccessible Cr were low (<1.2%). The low bioavailability of soil Cr and its uniform distribution in different particle sizes indicated that Cr was probably of geogenic origin. Exposure based on total Cr resulted in daily intake > the oral reference dose for children, but not when using CrVI or bioaccessible Cr. The data indicated that it is important to consider both Cr speciation and bioaccessibility when evaluating risk from Cr in Amazon soils. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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