Autor segons l'article: Esplugas, Roser; Mari, Montse; Marques, Montse; Schuhmacher, Marta; Domingo, Jose L; Nadal, Marti
Departament: Enginyeria Química Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
e-ISSN: 2305-6304
Autor/s de la URV: Domingo Roig, José Luis / Esplugas Borràs, Roser / Mari Marcos, Montserrat / Marquès Bueno, Montserrat / Nadal Lomas, Martí / Schuhmacher Ansuategui, Marta
Paraules clau: Trace elements Tarragona county catalonia Spain) Monitoring metals Lead levels Human exposure Heavy-metals Hazardous waste incinerator Hair General-population Environmental-pollution Dietary-intake Dibenzofuran concentrations Constanti (catalonia, spain) Constantí (catalonia Children
Resum: Since 1998, a monitoring program is periodically performed to assess the environmental and human health impact of air chemicals potentially emitted by a hazardous waste incinerator (HWI) located in Constantí (Catalonia, Spain). In 2017, samples of hair were collected from 94 schoolchildren (aged 10-13 years) living nearby and the levels of 11 trace elements (As, Be, Cd, Cr, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sn, Tl and V) were determined. The concentrations showed the following descending order: Pb > Hg > Ni > Sn > Mn > Cr. In turn, As, Be and Tl were not detected, while Cd and V were found only in a few samples. Some metal levels were significantly, positively correlated. Some significant differences were also noticed according to the gender and the specific zone of residence. Finally, the levels of trace elements showed fluctuations through time. Cr and Pb showed a significant decrease in comparison to the concentrations obtained in the baseline study (1998). According to the current results, metal emissions from the HWI are not relevant in terms of human health impact since their levels were similar and even lower than those reported in other contaminated areas.
Àrees temàtiques: Toxicology Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Environmental sciences Chemical health and safety
Accès a la llicència d'ús: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 23056304
Adreça de correu electrònic de l'autor: joseluis.domingo@urv.cat marti.nadal@urv.cat montserrat.mari@urv.cat marta.schuhmacher@urv.cat
Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0001-6647-9470 0000-0002-0217-4827 0000-0001-8971-3856 0000-0003-4381-2490
Data d'alta del registre: 2024-10-12
Volum de revista: 7
Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Referència a l'article segons font original: Toxics. 7 (4): 52-
Referència de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Esplugas, Roser; Mari, Montse; Marques, Montse; Schuhmacher, Marta; Domingo, Jose L; Nadal, Marti (2019). Biomonitoring of Trace Elements in Hair of Schoolchildren Living Near a Hazardous Waste Incinerator-A 20 Years Follow-Up. Toxics, 7(4), 52-. DOI: 10.3390/toxics7040052
Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Any de publicació de la revista: 2019
Tipus de publicació: Journal Publications
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