Concentration of heavy metals in street dust: an implication of using different geochemical background data in estimating the level of heavy metal pollution.

ABSTRACT: Geochemical background data are used to distinguish between the sources of heavy metal (natural or anthropogenic) and to categorize the level of heavy metal pollution. In this study, we present the results of using different geochemical backgrounds (BG1-BG3) to establish the level of heavy metal pollution in street dust in Warsaw, Poland. We applied individual and collective indicators calculated with respect to the following backgrounds: (1) upper continental crust (UCC) (BG1), (2) the regional geochemical background established for Quaternary surface deposits of the Mazovian region (Poland) (parent geological material occurring in the studied area, Warsaw, Poland) (BG2), and (3) the minimal values of the concentration of heavy metals determined for the real street dust sample collectives

SUBMITTER: Dytlow S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7847877 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature