Publication detail
Health risk assessment of heavy metals bonded to airborne particulate matter
BULEJKO, P. ADAMEC, V. SCHÜLLEROVÁ, B. SKEŘIL, R.
English title
Health risk assessment of heavy metals bonded to airborne particulate matter
Type
conference paper
Language
en
Original abstract
Airborne particulate matter (PM) consist of solid and liquid particles dispersed in air. This pollutant may cause health deterioration especially through respiratory pathways. However, the particles themselves can be carriers of many other dangerous substances, above all heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants. The increased concentration of these substances may increase risk of respiratory and cardiovascular system as well as carcinogenic risk to human health. This work evaluates the concentrations of heavy metals bonded to PM10 particles (particles smaller than 10 μm in diameter) in the atmosphere of an area of Brno city. Heavy metal concentrations were evaluated and potential health risks were estimated.
English abstract
Airborne particulate matter (PM) consist of solid and liquid particles dispersed in air. This pollutant may cause health deterioration especially through respiratory pathways. However, the particles themselves can be carriers of many other dangerous substances, above all heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants. The increased concentration of these substances may increase risk of respiratory and cardiovascular system as well as carcinogenic risk to human health. This work evaluates the concentrations of heavy metals bonded to PM10 particles (particles smaller than 10 μm in diameter) in the atmosphere of an area of Brno city. Heavy metal concentrations were evaluated and potential health risks were estimated.
Keywords in English
Particulate matter, heavy metals, health risk, legislation
Released
27.01.2017
Location
Brno
ISBN
978-80-214-5459-0
Book
Proceedings of 26th International Scientific Conference of Forensic Engineering, Brno, 27th to 28th of January 2017
Pages from–to
320–326
Pages count
7
BIBTEX
@inproceedings{BUT132403,
author="Pavel {Bulejko} and Vladimír {Adamec} and Barbora {Popelová} and Robert {Skeřil},
title="Health risk assessment of heavy metals bonded to airborne particulate matter",
booktitle="Proceedings of 26th International Scientific Conference of Forensic Engineering, Brno, 27th to 28th of January 2017",
year="2017",
month="January",
pages="320--326",
address="Brno",
isbn="978-80-214-5459-0"
}