Human health risk assessment of PM_2.5-bound heavy metal of anthropogenic sources in the Khon Kaen Province of Northeast Thailand.

ABSTRACT: The study aimed to assess the human health risk of PM_2.5-bound heavy metals from anthropogenic sources in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand between December 2020 and February 2021. According to the findings, the geometric mean concentration of PM_2.5 in the university area, residential area, industrial zone, and the agricultural zone was 32.78 μg/m³, 50.25 μg/m³, 44.48 μg/m³, and 29.53 μg/m³, respectively. The results showed that the estimated human health risk assessment, in terms of non-carcinogenic risks among children and adults in an urban area (residential and university), industrial zone, and the agricultural area, was of hazard index (HI) value of >1.0 indicating a greater chance of chronic effects occurring. This study sh

SUBMITTER: Sakunkoo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9193878 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature