Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 159, Issue 2, Pages 577-584Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.10.006
Keywords
Settled dusts; Urban atmosphere deposition; Particle size distribution; Heavy metals; Xi'an
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- National Natural Science Foundations of China [20975065]
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Physical characterization and chemical analysis of settled dusts collected in Xi'an from November 2007 to December 2008 show that (1) dust deposition rates ranged from 14.6 to 350.4 g m(-2) yr(-1). The average deposition rate (76.7 g m(-2) yr(-1)) ranks the 11th out of 56 dust deposition rates observed throughout the world. The coal-burning power was the major particle source; (2) on average (except site 4), similar to 10% of the settled dusts having size <2.6, similar to 30% having size <10.5, and >70% having size <30 mu m; (3) the concentrations for 20 out of 27 elements analyzed were upto 18 times higher than their soil background values in China. With such high deposition rates of dusts that contain elevated levels of toxic elements, actions should be taken to reduce emission and studies are needed to assess the potential impacts of settled particles on surface ecosystem, water resource, and human health in the area. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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