Human Exposure Risks for Metals in Soil Near a Coal-Fired Power-Generating Plant
IR@CIMFR: CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad
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Human Exposure Risks for Metals in Soil Near a Coal-Fired
Power-Generating Plant
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George , Joshy
Masto, R.E. Ram, L.C. Das, T.B. |
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Enviornmental Management
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| Description |
Coal-fired thermal power stations (TPSs) may
contaminate the surrounding soil and could lead to pollution levels that can affect human health. Soil samples
collected from the immediate vicinity of a TPS were analysed for heavy metals. TPS soils were enriched with
arsenic (As), strontium (Sr), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg),
barium (Ba), vanadium (V), beryllium (Be), cadmium
(Cd), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), and nickel (Ni).
Enrichment factor, principal component, and cluster analyses suggest that As, Cd, Co, Cr, and Hg in TPS soils
originated from the TPS, whereas Pb and Zn were from
vehicular/traffic-related emissions. The human exposure
risk assessment based on different exposure pathways
showed that the hazard index (HI) was\1.0 for all of the
elements. The relative exposure risk was greater for toddlers. Although the overall risk was within the acceptable
limit of 1.00, the HIs of Co (0.15) and Cr (0.082) were
close to the threshold limits, which over the long-term may
pose a health risk.
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Springer
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2014-11
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Article
PeerReviewed |
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application/pdf
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http://cimfr.csircentral.net/1499/1/Josy_Paper.pdf
George , Joshy and Masto, R.E. and Ram, L.C. and Das, T.B. (2014) Human Exposure Risks for Metals in Soil Near a Coal-Fired Power-Generating Plant. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 67 (4). ISSN 0090-4341 |
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http://cimfr.csircentral.net/1499/
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