Determination of total and bioaccessible metals in airborne particulate matter from an urban and a rural area at Sarajevo

Airborne particulate matter of up to 10 µm collected at an urban and a rural area at Sarajevo in 2013 and 2014 was acid digested for determination of total concentrations or extracted with synthetic gastric juice for the bioaccessible fractions of Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, V, and Zn and determined...

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Published in:Toxicological and environmental chemistry 2017-04, Vol.99 (4), p.641-651
Main Authors: Zero, Sabina, Huremovic, Jasna, Memic, Mustafa, Muhic-S, arac, Tidza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airborne particulates
bioaccessibility
Cadmium
Chromium
Environmental health
Lead (metal)
Manganese
Metals
Nickel
Particulate emissions
Rural areas
synthetic gastric juice
Vanadium
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Summary:Airborne particulate matter of up to 10 µm collected at an urban and a rural area at Sarajevo in 2013 and 2014 was acid digested for determination of total concentrations or extracted with synthetic gastric juice for the bioaccessible fractions of Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, V, and Zn and determined by graphite furnace and flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The total concentrations of Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, and V were higher at the urban site, while those of Cd, Ni, and Zn were virtually equal at both sites. The average bioaccessible fractions exhibited the following trend at both sites: Fe > Zn > Cu > Mn > Pb > Cr > V > Ni > Cd. Enrichment factors and daily intake of metals by inhalation were calculated.
ISSN:0277-2248
1029-0486
DOI:10.1080/02772248.2016.1207173