Natural airborne dust and heavy metals: a case study for kermanshah, Western iran (2005-2011).

Dust pollution has become a serious environmental problem especially in recent decades. The present study aim was the investigation of the levels of PM10 concentration in Kermanshah, western Iran and also measured five important heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As, Hg and Cr) in some samples during 2005 to 201...

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Main Authors: Meghdad Pirsaheb, Aliakbar Zinatizadeh, Touba Khosravi, Zahra Atafar, Saeed Dezfulinezhad
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Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-04-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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spelling doaj-3fde218511e241e3a3c01dc06414d6532020-12-02T18:35:23ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60932014-04-014343959Natural airborne dust and heavy metals: a case study for kermanshah, Western iran (2005-2011).Meghdad Pirsaheb0Aliakbar Zinatizadeh1Touba Khosravi2Zahra Atafar3Saeed Dezfulinezhad41. Dept. of Environmental Health Engineering, Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah, Iran.2. Dept. of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Razi University , Kermanshah, Iran.3. Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah, Iran.4. Dept. of Environmental Health Engineering, Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , Kermanshah, Iran ; 5. Dept. of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran, Iran.6. Department of Environmental Protection of Kermanshah , Iran.Dust pollution has become a serious environmental problem especially in recent decades. The present study aim was the investigation of the levels of PM10 concentration in Kermanshah, western Iran and also measured five important heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As, Hg and Cr) in some samples during 2005 to 2011.A total 2277 samples were collected from air pollution measurement station belonging to the Department of Environment in Kermanshah. Furthermore, four samples were collected during dusty days to determine the selected heavy metals concentration. The samples were analyzed statistically using the SPSS Ver.16.The highest seasonal average concentration in spring was recorded in 2008 with 216.63μg/m(3), and the maximum values of 267.79 and 249.09μg/m(3) were observed in summer and winter in 2009, respectively. The maximum concentration of 127.1μg/m(3) was in autumn in 2010. The metals concentration (Pb, Cd, As, Hg and Cr) of samples were 42.32±5.40, 37.45±9.29, 3.51±2.07, 1.88±1.64 and 0μg/g in July, 2009, respectively.According to National Ambient Air Quality of USEPA guidelines, the most days with non-standard, warning, emergency and critical conditions were related to 2009 (120 days) while the least polluted days were recorded in 2006 (16 days). There are concerns about the increasing frequency and intensity trend of dust storms in recent years as a result of special condition in neighboring Western countries which it could endanger public health and environment. All measured heavy metals except mercury was higher than the standard level of WHO and USEPA.https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4104DustHeavy metalIranPM10PSI
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author Meghdad Pirsaheb
Aliakbar Zinatizadeh
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Zahra Atafar
Saeed Dezfulinezhad
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Aliakbar Zinatizadeh
Touba Khosravi
Zahra Atafar
Saeed Dezfulinezhad
Natural airborne dust and heavy metals: a case study for kermanshah, Western iran (2005-2011).
Iranian Journal of Public Health
Dust
Heavy metal
Iran
PM10
PSI
author_facet Meghdad Pirsaheb
Aliakbar Zinatizadeh
Touba Khosravi
Zahra Atafar
Saeed Dezfulinezhad
author_sort Meghdad Pirsaheb
title Natural airborne dust and heavy metals: a case study for kermanshah, Western iran (2005-2011).
title_short Natural airborne dust and heavy metals: a case study for kermanshah, Western iran (2005-2011).
title_full Natural airborne dust and heavy metals: a case study for kermanshah, Western iran (2005-2011).
title_fullStr Natural airborne dust and heavy metals: a case study for kermanshah, Western iran (2005-2011).
title_full_unstemmed Natural airborne dust and heavy metals: a case study for kermanshah, Western iran (2005-2011).
title_sort natural airborne dust and heavy metals: a case study for kermanshah, western iran (2005-2011).
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Iranian Journal of Public Health
issn 2251-6085
2251-6093
publishDate 2014-04-01
description Dust pollution has become a serious environmental problem especially in recent decades. The present study aim was the investigation of the levels of PM10 concentration in Kermanshah, western Iran and also measured five important heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As, Hg and Cr) in some samples during 2005 to 2011.A total 2277 samples were collected from air pollution measurement station belonging to the Department of Environment in Kermanshah. Furthermore, four samples were collected during dusty days to determine the selected heavy metals concentration. The samples were analyzed statistically using the SPSS Ver.16.The highest seasonal average concentration in spring was recorded in 2008 with 216.63μg/m(3), and the maximum values of 267.79 and 249.09μg/m(3) were observed in summer and winter in 2009, respectively. The maximum concentration of 127.1μg/m(3) was in autumn in 2010. The metals concentration (Pb, Cd, As, Hg and Cr) of samples were 42.32±5.40, 37.45±9.29, 3.51±2.07, 1.88±1.64 and 0μg/g in July, 2009, respectively.According to National Ambient Air Quality of USEPA guidelines, the most days with non-standard, warning, emergency and critical conditions were related to 2009 (120 days) while the least polluted days were recorded in 2006 (16 days). There are concerns about the increasing frequency and intensity trend of dust storms in recent years as a result of special condition in neighboring Western countries which it could endanger public health and environment. All measured heavy metals except mercury was higher than the standard level of WHO and USEPA.
topic Dust
Heavy metal
Iran
PM10
PSI
url https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4104
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