Source identification and health risk assessments of heavy metals in indoor dusts of Ilorin, North central Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Exposure to heavy metals (HMs) in indoor dusts is a serious public concern that is linked to a myriad of deleterious health outcomes. The objectives of this study are to estimate the contamination levels of HMs in indoor dusts of different residential areas in Ilorin, Nigeria; identify HMs sources in different residential areas; and evaluate human health risks of HMs in selected residential areas.

Methods

Indoor dust sampling was conducted in ten randomly selected from low, medium and high population density residential areas of Ilorin, Nigeria. Ten HMs concentration levels, their health risk implication and the associated potential ecological risks were evaluated.

Results

The mean concentration levels measured for Fe, Pb, Zn, As, Co, Cr, Cu, Cd

SUBMITTER: Abdulraheem MO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9163253 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature