| BARTOŠ, Tomáš, Pavel ČUPR, Jana KLÁNOVÁ and Ivan HOLOUBEK. Which compounds contribute most to elevated airborne exposure and corresponding health risks in the Western Balkans? Environment International. 2009, 7/2009, 35/2009, p. 1066-1071, 5 pp. ISSN 0160-4120. |
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@article{847655,
author = {Bartoš, Tomáš and Čupr, Pavel and Klánová, Jana and Holoubek, Ivan},
article_number = {35/2009},
keywords = {Ambient air; Persistent organic pollutants; Human health risk; Atmospheric particles; Passive air sampling},
language = {eng},
issn = {0160-4120},
journal = {Environment International},
title = {Which compounds contribute most to elevated airborne exposure and corresponding health risks in the Western Balkans?},
volume = {7/2009},
year = {2009}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 847655
AU - Bartoš, Tomáš - Čupr, Pavel - Klánová, Jana - Holoubek, Ivan
PY - 2009
TI - Which compounds contribute most to elevated airborne exposure and corresponding health risks in the Western Balkans?
JF - Environment International
VL - 7/2009
IS - 35/2009
SP - 1066-1071
EP - 1066-1071
SN - 01604120
KW - Ambient air
KW - Persistent organic pollutants
KW - Human health risk
KW - Atmospheric particles
KW - Passive air sampling
N2 - A majority of ongoing monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is currently focused on chemicals emphasized in the Stockholm Convention. Quantitative detection of other substances (especially those with numerous anthropogenic sources such as polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)) is, however, also needed since their concentrations are usually several orders of magnitude higher. A goal of this study was to determine how various groups of compounds contribute to total human health risks at the variety of sampling sites in the region of Western Balkan. Distribution of the risks between the gas and particulate phases was also addressed. Results showed that inhalation exposure to organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) does not represent a significant risk to humans, while polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) re-volatilized to the atmosphere from contaminated soils and buildings can pose a problem. PCB evaporation from primary sources (currently used PCB-filled transformers or non-adequate storage facilities) generally resulted in much higher atmospheric concentrations than evaporation from the secondary sources (soils at the sites of war destructions). A majority of the human health risks at the urban sites were associated with PAHs. Between 83 and 94% of the cumulative risk at such sites was assigned to chemicals sorbed to particles, and out of it, PAHs were responsible for 99%.
ER -
BARTOŠ, Tomáš, Pavel ČUPR, Jana KLÁNOVÁ and Ivan HOLOUBEK. Which compounds contribute most to elevated airborne exposure and corresponding health risks in the Western Balkans? \textit{Environment International}. 2009, 7/2009, 35/2009, p.~1066-1071, 5 pp. ISSN~0160-4120.
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