Phthalates and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the indoor settled carpet dust of mosques, health risk assessment for public

A number of studies have reported the occurrence of phthalates and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in indoor settled dust from different occupational and residential settings around the world but limited studies are available from public and religious places. In recent decades Kingdom of Sau...

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Published in:The Science of the total environment 2018-06, Vol.627, p.134-140
Main Authors: Kadi, Mohammad W., Ali, Nadeem, Albar, Hussain Mohammed Salem Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Pollution, Indoor - analysis
Air Pollution, Indoor - statistics & numerical data
Dust - analysis
Environmental Monitoring
Floors and Floorcoverings
Human exposure
Humans
Islam
Jeddah
Mosques
PAHs
Phthalates
Phthalic Acids - analysis
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - analysis
Risk Assessment
Saudi Arabia
Settled dust
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Summary:A number of studies have reported the occurrence of phthalates and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in indoor settled dust from different occupational and residential settings around the world but limited studies are available from public and religious places. In recent decades Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has experienced tremendous industrial growth especially in the petroleum industries, and as result environmental issues related with such industries have also increased but scientific data is still scarce to understand the impact on public health. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to report the phthalates and PAHs profile in the settled dust collected from various mosques of Jeddah, an important part of people living in the region, and to evaluate the health risk associated with these chemicals via dust ingestion, inhalation and dermal contact for the general public who attend mosques for prayers. Phenanthrene (500–3000 ng/g), pyrene (40–1220 ng/g), and chrysene (95–4590 ng/g) were the major PAHs and ∑12PAHs concentrations ranged from 2550 to 9150 ng/g. Whereas, DEHP (
ISSN:0048-9697
1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.146