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Pollution Evaluation and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals from Atmospheric Deposition in LanzhouChinese Full Text

LI Ping;XUE Su-yin;WANG Sheng-li;NAN Zhong-ren;College of Earth and Environment Science,Lanzhou University;

Abstract: In order to evaluate the contamination and health risk of heavy metals from atmospheric deposition in Lanzhou,samples of atmospheric deposition were collected from 11 sampling sites respectively and their concentrations of heavy metals were determined. The results showed that the average contents of Cu,Pb,Cd,Cr,Ni,Zn and Mn were 82. 22,130. 31,4. 34,88. 73,40. 64,369. 23 and 501. 49 mg·kg-1,respectively. There was great difference among different functional areas for all elements except Mn. According to the results,the enrichment factor score of Mn was close to 1,while the enrichment of Zn,Ni,Cu and Cr was more serious,and Pb and Cd were extremely enriched. The assessment results of geoaccumulation index of potential ecological risk indicated that the pollution of Cd in the atmospheric deposition of Lanzhou should be classified as extreme degree,and that of Cu,Ni,Zn,Pb as between slight and extreme degrees,and Cr as practically uncontaminated. Contaminations of atmospheric dust by heavy metals in October to the next March were more serious than those from April to August. Health risk assessment indicated that the heavy metals in atmospheric deposition were mainly ingested by human bodies through hand-mouth ingestion. The non-cancer risk was higher for children than for adults. The order of non-cancer hazard indexes of heavy metals was Pb ＞ Cr ＞ Cd ＞ Cu ＞ Ni ＞ Zn. The non-cancer hazard indexes and carcinogen risks of heavy metals were both lower than their threshold values,suggesting that they will not harm the health.
Keywords：

atmospheric deposition; enrichment factor; geoaccumulation index; health risk assessment; Lanzhou;

  • DOI：

    10.13227/j.hjkx.2014.03.029

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    X513;X823

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