Heavy metal concentrations and contamination levels from Asian dust and identification of sources: A case-study
- Authors
- Lee, Pyeong-Koo; Youm, Seung-Jun; Jo, Ho Young
- Issue Date
- May-2013
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Keywords
- Asian dust; Heavy metals; Contamination; Pb isotope
- Citation
- CHEMOSPHERE, v.91, no.7, pp.1018 - 1025
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- CHEMOSPHERE
- Volume
- 91
- Number
- 7
- Start Page
- 1018
- End Page
- 1025
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/103427
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.01.074
- ISSN
- 0045-6535
- Abstract
- The aims of this study were to determine concentrations of selected metals (As, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, Sb, Pb and Zn) in Asian and non-Asian dust collected in Daejeon, Korea between February 2007 and December 2007 and to estimate the pollution sources. The geoaccumulation index (I-geo) and the enrichment factor (EF) show that the pollution levels of Cd, Pb, Zn, Sb, Cu, and As are much higher than those of Cr, Co and Ni. As, Cd, Cu, Sb, Pb, and Zn are the ones most strongly affected by anthropogenic inputs such as airborne pollutants. The Pb-206/Pb-207 ratios of Asian and non-Asian dust are similar to those of the airborne particles in some heavily industrialized Chinese cities and the soils of the Alashan desert. To address the highly elevated levels of heavy metals found in Asian and non-Asian dust, studies should be performed to assess the potential impacts of settled particles on surface ecosystems, water resources, and human health in Korea. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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