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Chemical Fractionation, Environmental, and Human Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Soil of Industrialised Urban Areas in Serbia

The primary focus of this research was the chemical fractionation of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and their presence in several industrialised cities in Serbia. Furthermore, their origin, contamination levels, and environmental and human health risks were assessed. The results indicated that th...

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Autores principales: Pavlović, Dragana, Pavlović, Marija, Perović, Veljko, Mataruga, Zorana, Čakmak, Dragan, Mitrović, Miroslava, Pavlović, Pavle
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8430938/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34501997
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179412
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author Pavlović, Dragana
Pavlović, Marija
Perović, Veljko
Mataruga, Zorana
Čakmak, Dragan
Mitrović, Miroslava
Pavlović, Pavle
author_facet Pavlović, Dragana
Pavlović, Marija
Perović, Veljko
Mataruga, Zorana
Čakmak, Dragan
Mitrović, Miroslava
Pavlović, Pavle
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description The primary focus of this research was the chemical fractionation of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and their presence in several industrialised cities in Serbia. Furthermore, their origin, contamination levels, and environmental and human health risks were assessed. The results indicated that the examined soils were characterised by slightly higher Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn levels than those set by European and national regulations. These elevated Cu, Pb, and Zn concentrations were caused by intensive traffic and proximity to industry, whereas the higher Ni levels were a result of the specific geological substrate of the soil in the study area. The environmental risk was found to be low and there was no enrichment/contamination of the soil with these elements, except in the case of Pb, for which moderate to significant enrichment was found. Lead also poses a potential non-carcinogenic risk to children through ingestion and requires special attention due to the fact that a significant proportion of this element was present in the tested soil samples in a potentially available form. Analysis of the health risks showed that children are more at risk than adults from contaminants and that ingestion is the riskiest exposure route. The carcinogenic risk was within the acceptable limits.
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spelling pubmed-84309382021-09-11 Chemical Fractionation, Environmental, and Human Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Soil of Industrialised Urban Areas in Serbia Pavlović, Dragana Pavlović, Marija Perović, Veljko Mataruga, Zorana Čakmak, Dragan Mitrović, Miroslava Pavlović, Pavle Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The primary focus of this research was the chemical fractionation of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and their presence in several industrialised cities in Serbia. Furthermore, their origin, contamination levels, and environmental and human health risks were assessed. The results indicated that the examined soils were characterised by slightly higher Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn levels than those set by European and national regulations. These elevated Cu, Pb, and Zn concentrations were caused by intensive traffic and proximity to industry, whereas the higher Ni levels were a result of the specific geological substrate of the soil in the study area. The environmental risk was found to be low and there was no enrichment/contamination of the soil with these elements, except in the case of Pb, for which moderate to significant enrichment was found. Lead also poses a potential non-carcinogenic risk to children through ingestion and requires special attention due to the fact that a significant proportion of this element was present in the tested soil samples in a potentially available form. Analysis of the health risks showed that children are more at risk than adults from contaminants and that ingestion is the riskiest exposure route. The carcinogenic risk was within the acceptable limits. MDPI 2021-09-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8430938/ /pubmed/34501997 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179412 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Pavlović, Dragana
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Čakmak, Dragan
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Pavlović, Pavle
Chemical Fractionation, Environmental, and Human Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Soil of Industrialised Urban Areas in Serbia
title Chemical Fractionation, Environmental, and Human Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Soil of Industrialised Urban Areas in Serbia
title_full Chemical Fractionation, Environmental, and Human Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Soil of Industrialised Urban Areas in Serbia
title_fullStr Chemical Fractionation, Environmental, and Human Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Soil of Industrialised Urban Areas in Serbia
title_full_unstemmed Chemical Fractionation, Environmental, and Human Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Soil of Industrialised Urban Areas in Serbia
title_short Chemical Fractionation, Environmental, and Human Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Soil of Industrialised Urban Areas in Serbia
title_sort chemical fractionation, environmental, and human health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soil of industrialised urban areas in serbia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8430938/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34501997
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179412
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