Soil arsenic surveys of New Orleans: localized hazards in children's play areas

Arsenic (As) ranks first on the 2005 and 2007 hazardous substances priority lists compiled for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). This study describes two New Orleans soil As surveys: (1) a survey of composite soil samples from 286 census tracts and (...

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Published in:Environmental geochemistry and health 2010-10, Vol.32 (5), p.431-440
Main Authors: Mielke, Howard W, Gonzales, Chris R, Cahn, Elise, Brumfield, Jessica, Powell, Eric T, Mielke, Paul W. Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arsenates - analysis
Arsenates - toxicity
Arsenic
Arsenic - analysis
Arsenic - toxicity
Child
children
Chromated copper arsenate
Data Collection
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental law
Environmental protection
Geochemistry
Geography
Hazardous materials
Hazardous Substances - analysis
Hazardous Substances - toxicity
Humans
Louisiana
New Orleans
Original Paper
Parks & recreation areas
Play and Playthings
Playgrounds
Portable XRF
Primary prevention
Public Facilities
Public Health
Soil contamination
Soil Pollutants - analysis
Soil Pollutants - chemistry
Soil Pollutants - toxicity
Soil Science & Conservation
Soil surveys
Soil testing
Soils
Spectrometry, Fluorescence
Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission
Terrestrial Pollution
Urban areas
Wood
X-ray fluorescence
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Summary:Arsenic (As) ranks first on the 2005 and 2007 hazardous substances priority lists compiled for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). This study describes two New Orleans soil As surveys: (1) a survey of composite soil samples from 286 census tracts and (2) a field survey of soil As at 38 play areas associated with the presence of chromated-copper-arsenate (CCA)-treated wood on residential and public properties. The survey of metropolitan New Orleans soils revealed a median As content of 1.5 mg/kg (range
ISSN:0269-4042
1573-2983
DOI:10.1007/s10653-010-9286-x