期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 763, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142982
关键词
E-waste; Heavy metals; Exposure pathways; Environmental health risk; Vietnamese children
资金
- Thammasat University Research Fund under the Thammasat University, Thailand [75/2561]
The study found that children in the informal e-waste processing village in Vietnam had significantly higher exposure to heavy metals compared to children in the reference village, with cooked rice being the main contributor to their intake. However, risks from drinking water and dermal contact with soil were minimal.
This study was conducted to compare the exposure levels of five heavy metals via different pathways based on the field samplings and questionnaire surveys of children residing in an informal e-waste processing village and a reference village in Viet Nam. The findings revealed that levels of the total average daily intake (ADI) of the five heavy metals collected from a child at the exposed village were 3.90 times higher (p < 0.01) than that of a child at the reference village. Ingestion of cooked rice was the largest contributor to the total ADI of the children tested at both villages. However, the risks from water drinking and dermal contact of soil were negligible. The total non-carcinogenic risk and carcinogenic risk in an exposed child were significantly higher (p < 0.01) than their respective risks in a reference child. The non-carcinogenic risk to an exposed child was likely to occur, while the risk to a reference child was negligible. The carcinogenic risks found in children from both of the villages, however, were higher than the acceptable values, indicating the potential health risks to the children from both villages. The susceptibility of children to heavy metal contaminations shown in this study suggests that a mitigating measure need to be initiated jointly by a public agency and a private organization to prevent children from the risks of being exposed to the contaminants. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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