Oral bioaccessibility of metal(loids)s in dust materials from mining areas of northern Namibia

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00025798%3A_____%2F19%3A00000112" target="_blank" >RIV/00025798:_____/19:00000112 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.12.027" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.12.027</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.12.027" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.envint.2018.12.027</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Oral bioaccessibility of metal(loids)s in dust materials from mining areas of northern Namibia

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Ore mining and processing in semi-arid areas is responsible for the generation of metal(loid)-containing dust,which is easily transported by wind to the surrounding environment. To assess the human exposure to dustderivedmetal(loid)s (As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Sb, Zn), as well as the potential risks related to incidental dust ingestion, westudied mine tailing dust (n=8), slag dust (n=5) and smelter dust (n=4) from old mining and smelting sitesin northern Namibia (Kombat, Berg Aukas, Tsumeb). In vitro bioaccessibility testing using extraction in simulatedgastric fluid (SGF) was combined with determination of grain-size distributions, chemical and mineralogicalcharacterizations and leaching tests conducted on original dust samples and separated PM10 fractions. The bulkand bioaccessible concentrations of the metal(loid)s were ranked as follows: mine tailing dusts < slagdusts≪smelter dusts. Extremely high As and Pb bioaccessibilities in the smelter dusts were caused by thepresence of highly soluble phases such as arsenolite (As2O3) and various metal-arsenates unstable under theacidic conditions of SGF. The exposure estimates calculated for an adult person of 70 kg at a dust ingestion rateof 50 mg/day indicated that As, Pb (and also Cd to a lesser extent) grossly exceeded tolerable daily intake limitsfor these contaminants in the case of slag and smelter dusts. The high risk for smelter dusts has been acknowledged,and the safety measures currently adopted by the smelter operator in Tsumeb are necessary toreduce the staff's exposure to contaminated dust. The exposure risk for the local population is only important atthe unfenced disposal sites at Berg Aukas, where the PM10 exhibited high levels of bioaccessible Pb.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Oral bioaccessibility of metal(loids)s in dust materials from mining areas of northern Namibia

Popis výsledku anglicky

Ore mining and processing in semi-arid areas is responsible for the generation of metal(loid)-containing dust,which is easily transported by wind to the surrounding environment. To assess the human exposure to dustderivedmetal(loid)s (As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Sb, Zn), as well as the potential risks related to incidental dust ingestion, westudied mine tailing dust (n=8), slag dust (n=5) and smelter dust (n=4) from old mining and smelting sitesin northern Namibia (Kombat, Berg Aukas, Tsumeb). In vitro bioaccessibility testing using extraction in simulatedgastric fluid (SGF) was combined with determination of grain-size distributions, chemical and mineralogicalcharacterizations and leaching tests conducted on original dust samples and separated PM10 fractions. The bulkand bioaccessible concentrations of the metal(loid)s were ranked as follows: mine tailing dusts < slagdusts≪smelter dusts. Extremely high As and Pb bioaccessibilities in the smelter dusts were caused by thepresence of highly soluble phases such as arsenolite (As2O3) and various metal-arsenates unstable under theacidic conditions of SGF. The exposure estimates calculated for an adult person of 70 kg at a dust ingestion rateof 50 mg/day indicated that As, Pb (and also Cd to a lesser extent) grossly exceeded tolerable daily intake limitsfor these contaminants in the case of slag and smelter dusts. The high risk for smelter dusts has been acknowledged,and the safety measures currently adopted by the smelter operator in Tsumeb are necessary toreduce the staff's exposure to contaminated dust. The exposure risk for the local population is only important atthe unfenced disposal sites at Berg Aukas, where the PM10 exhibited high levels of bioaccessible Pb.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10505 - Geology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA16-13142S" target="_blank" >GA16-13142S: Těžba a zpracování Cu, Pb, Zn a Co rud v subsaharské Africe – přírodní geochemická laboratoř pro studium chování polutantů</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Environment International

ISSN

0160-4120

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

124

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

March

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

205-215

Kód UT WoS článku

000457122700021

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85059839483