Inorganic pollutants in the indoor environment of the Moravian
Library: assessment of Cd, Pb, Cu, and Zn in total suspended
particles and dust using HR-CS GF-AAS

J 2020

Inorganic pollutants in the indoor environment of the Moravian Library: assessment of Cd, Pb, Cu, and Zn in total suspended particles and dust using HR-CS GF-AAS

ZVĚŘINA, Ondřej, Pavel COUFALÍK, Jan ŠIMŮNEK, Přemysl KACHLÍK, Radka CHLUPOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Inorganic pollutants in the indoor environment of the Moravian Library: assessment of Cd, Pb, Cu, and Zn in total suspended particles and dust using HR-CS GF-AAS

Authors

ZVĚŘINA, Ondřej (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Pavel COUFALÍK (203 Czech Republic), Jan ŠIMŮNEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Přemysl KACHLÍK (203 Czech Republic), Radka CHLUPOVÁ (203 Czech Republic) and Jindra PAVELKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2020, 0167-6369

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10406 Analytical chemistry

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.513

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/20:00116901

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-08748-7

UT WoS

000595114900004

Keywords in English

total suspended particles; book depository; heavy metals; indoor environment; high-resolution continuum source atomic absorption spectrometry

Abstract

V originále

In this study, the occurrence of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) in the environment of the Moravian Library in Brno, the second largest library in Czechia, was in focus. The materials of interest were airborne particles, dust originating from books, and also book pages. Total suspended particles (TSP) were sampled in different areas of the library, including the reading room, the book depository, and an external book warehouse. Samples of dusts were obtained from the book-cleaning system, and, moreover, some pages taken from old books were also analyzed. Samples were microwave-digested and analyzed using graphite furnace high-resolution continuum source AAS (HR-CS GF-AAS). During the analysis, possibilities of the signal intensity modulation of the HR-CS technique were demonstrated and employed in order to determine Zn, an element which is rarely determined by GF-AAS. The median TSP concentrations (in ng/m3) were as follows: Pb, 4.4; Cd, 0.07; Cu, 2.6; and Zn, 20.9. Such concentrations are safely below allowed limits. Contents of Pb determined in dust samples and book pages were slightly higher (up to 707 and 38 mg/kg, respectively) than the usually reported values. However, none of these results indicate a potential risk to library staff or readers.

Links

MUNI/A/1294/2019, interní kód MU

Name: Prohlubování znalostí v oblasti zdravotních rizik a benefitů výživy, prostředí a životního stylu

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

ZVĚŘINA, Ondřej, Pavel COUFALÍK, Jan ŠIMŮNEK, Přemysl KACHLÍK, Radka CHLUPOVÁ and Jindra PAVELKOVÁ. Inorganic pollutants in the indoor environment of the Moravian Library: assessment of Cd, Pb, Cu, and Zn in total suspended particles and dust using HR-CS GF-AAS. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2020, vol. 192, No 12, p. 771-779. ISSN 0167-6369. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-08748-7.

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ZVĚŘINA, Ondřej, Pavel COUFALÍK, Jan ŠIMŮNEK, Přemysl KACHLÍK, Radka CHLUPOVÁ and Jindra PAVELKOVÁ. Inorganic pollutants in the indoor environment of the Moravian Library: assessment of Cd, Pb, Cu, and Zn in total suspended particles and dust using HR-CS GF-AAS. \textit{Environmental Monitoring and Assessment}. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2020, vol.~192, No~12, p.~771-779. ISSN~0167-6369. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-08748-7.

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