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Characterizing metals in particulate pollution in communities at the fenceline of heavy industry: combining mobile monitoring and size-resolved filter measurements

Exposures to metals from industrial emissions can pose important health risks. The Chester-Trainer-Marcus Hook area of southeastern Pennsylvania is home to multiple petrochemical plants, a refinery, and a waste incinerator, most abutting socio-economically disadvantaged residential communities. Exis...

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Autores principales: Tehrani, Mina W., Fortner, Edward C., Robinson, Ellis S., Chiger, Andrea A., Sheu, Roger, Werden, Benjamin S., Gigot, Carolyn, Yacovitch, Tara, Van Bramer, Scott, Burke, Thomas, Koehler, Kirsten, Nachman, Keeve E., Rule, Ana M., DeCarlo, Peter F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society of Chemistry 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10510330/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37584085
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3em00142c
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author Tehrani, Mina W.
Fortner, Edward C.
Robinson, Ellis S.
Chiger, Andrea A.
Sheu, Roger
Werden, Benjamin S.
Gigot, Carolyn
Yacovitch, Tara
Van Bramer, Scott
Burke, Thomas
Koehler, Kirsten
Nachman, Keeve E.
Rule, Ana M.
DeCarlo, Peter F.
author_facet Tehrani, Mina W.
Fortner, Edward C.
Robinson, Ellis S.
Chiger, Andrea A.
Sheu, Roger
Werden, Benjamin S.
Gigot, Carolyn
Yacovitch, Tara
Van Bramer, Scott
Burke, Thomas
Koehler, Kirsten
Nachman, Keeve E.
Rule, Ana M.
DeCarlo, Peter F.
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description Exposures to metals from industrial emissions can pose important health risks. The Chester-Trainer-Marcus Hook area of southeastern Pennsylvania is home to multiple petrochemical plants, a refinery, and a waste incinerator, most abutting socio-economically disadvantaged residential communities. Existing information on fenceline community exposures is based on monitoring data with low temporal and spatial resolution and EPA models that incorporate industry self-reporting. During a 3 week sampling campaign in September 2021, size-resolved particulate matter (PM) metals concentrations were obtained at a fixed site in Chester and on-line mobile aerosol measurements were conducted around Chester-Trainer-Marcus Hook. Fixed-site arsenic, lead, antimony, cobalt, and manganese concentrations in total PM were higher (p < 0.001) than EPA model estimates, and arsenic, lead, and cadmium were predominantly observed in fine PM (<2.5 μm), the PM fraction which can penetrate deeply into the lungs. Hazard index analysis suggests adverse effects are not expected from exposures at the observed levels; however, additional chemical exposures, PM size fraction, and non-chemical stressors should be considered in future studies for accurate assessment of risk. Fixed-site MOUDI and nearby mobile aerosol measurements were moderately correlated (r ≥ 0.5) for aluminum, potassium and selenium. Source apportionment analyses suggested the presence of four major emissions sources (sea salt, mineral dust, general combustion, and non-exhaust vehicle emissions) in the study area. Elevated levels of combustion-related elements of health concern (e.g., arsenic, cadmium, antimony, and vanadium) were observed near the waste incinerator and other industrial facilities by mobile monitoring, as well as in residential-zoned areas in Chester. These results suggest potential co-exposures to harmful atmospheric metal/metalloids in communities surrounding the Chester-Trainer-Marcus Hook industrial area at levels that may exceed previous estimates from EPA modeling.
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spelling pubmed-105103302023-09-21 Characterizing metals in particulate pollution in communities at the fenceline of heavy industry: combining mobile monitoring and size-resolved filter measurements Tehrani, Mina W. Fortner, Edward C. Robinson, Ellis S. Chiger, Andrea A. Sheu, Roger Werden, Benjamin S. Gigot, Carolyn Yacovitch, Tara Van Bramer, Scott Burke, Thomas Koehler, Kirsten Nachman, Keeve E. Rule, Ana M. DeCarlo, Peter F. Environ Sci Process Impacts Chemistry Exposures to metals from industrial emissions can pose important health risks. The Chester-Trainer-Marcus Hook area of southeastern Pennsylvania is home to multiple petrochemical plants, a refinery, and a waste incinerator, most abutting socio-economically disadvantaged residential communities. Existing information on fenceline community exposures is based on monitoring data with low temporal and spatial resolution and EPA models that incorporate industry self-reporting. During a 3 week sampling campaign in September 2021, size-resolved particulate matter (PM) metals concentrations were obtained at a fixed site in Chester and on-line mobile aerosol measurements were conducted around Chester-Trainer-Marcus Hook. Fixed-site arsenic, lead, antimony, cobalt, and manganese concentrations in total PM were higher (p < 0.001) than EPA model estimates, and arsenic, lead, and cadmium were predominantly observed in fine PM (<2.5 μm), the PM fraction which can penetrate deeply into the lungs. Hazard index analysis suggests adverse effects are not expected from exposures at the observed levels; however, additional chemical exposures, PM size fraction, and non-chemical stressors should be considered in future studies for accurate assessment of risk. Fixed-site MOUDI and nearby mobile aerosol measurements were moderately correlated (r ≥ 0.5) for aluminum, potassium and selenium. Source apportionment analyses suggested the presence of four major emissions sources (sea salt, mineral dust, general combustion, and non-exhaust vehicle emissions) in the study area. Elevated levels of combustion-related elements of health concern (e.g., arsenic, cadmium, antimony, and vanadium) were observed near the waste incinerator and other industrial facilities by mobile monitoring, as well as in residential-zoned areas in Chester. These results suggest potential co-exposures to harmful atmospheric metal/metalloids in communities surrounding the Chester-Trainer-Marcus Hook industrial area at levels that may exceed previous estimates from EPA modeling. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2023-08-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10510330/ /pubmed/37584085 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3em00142c Text en This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
spellingShingle Chemistry
Tehrani, Mina W.
Fortner, Edward C.
Robinson, Ellis S.
Chiger, Andrea A.
Sheu, Roger
Werden, Benjamin S.
Gigot, Carolyn
Yacovitch, Tara
Van Bramer, Scott
Burke, Thomas
Koehler, Kirsten
Nachman, Keeve E.
Rule, Ana M.
DeCarlo, Peter F.
Characterizing metals in particulate pollution in communities at the fenceline of heavy industry: combining mobile monitoring and size-resolved filter measurements
title Characterizing metals in particulate pollution in communities at the fenceline of heavy industry: combining mobile monitoring and size-resolved filter measurements
title_full Characterizing metals in particulate pollution in communities at the fenceline of heavy industry: combining mobile monitoring and size-resolved filter measurements
title_fullStr Characterizing metals in particulate pollution in communities at the fenceline of heavy industry: combining mobile monitoring and size-resolved filter measurements
title_full_unstemmed Characterizing metals in particulate pollution in communities at the fenceline of heavy industry: combining mobile monitoring and size-resolved filter measurements
title_short Characterizing metals in particulate pollution in communities at the fenceline of heavy industry: combining mobile monitoring and size-resolved filter measurements
title_sort characterizing metals in particulate pollution in communities at the fenceline of heavy industry: combining mobile monitoring and size-resolved filter measurements
topic Chemistry
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10510330/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37584085
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3em00142c
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