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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2018

Occurrence of selected elements (Ti, Sr, Ba, V, Ga, Sn, Tl, and Sb) in deposited dust and human hair samples: implications for human health in Pakistan.

Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah Eqani, Zafar Iqbal Tanveer, Chi Qiaoqiao, Alessandra Cincinelli, Zafeer Saqib, Sikandar I Mulla, Nadeem Ali, Ioannis A Katsoyiannis, Mustafa Nawaz Shafqat, Heqing Shen

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Syed Ali Musstjab Akber Shah EqaniKey Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China. eqanisamas@iue.ac.cn.
Zafar Iqbal TanveerNational Veterinary Laboratory, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Chi QiaoqiaoKey Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China.
Alessandra CincinelliDepartment of Chemistry Ugo Schiff, University of Florence, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
Zafeer SaqibDepartment of Environmental sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Sikandar I MullaPublic health and Environment Division, Department of Biosciences, COMSAT Institute of Information & Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Nadeem AliCenter of Excellence in Environmental Studies (CEES), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Ioannis A KatsoyiannisDepartment of Chemistry, Laboratory of Chemical and Environmental Technology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece. katsogia@chem.auth.gr.
Mustafa Nawaz ShafqatPublic health and Environment Division, Department of Biosciences, COMSAT Institute of Information & Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Heqing ShenKey Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, People's Republic of China.

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The current study determined, for the first time, the levels of titanium (Ti), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), vanadium (V), gallium (Ga), tin (Sn), thallium (Tl), and antinomy (Sb), in deposited dust, and human hair collected from general population of different geographical areas of Pakistan. All the samples were prepared by microwave digestion and measured by ICP-MS. The results showed that on deposited dust samples, the detected elements followed the descending trend as: Ti > Sr > Ba > V > Ga > Sn > Tl > Sb similar to the upper continental crust. The deposited dust samples from low elevation areas exhibited highest levels of all studied elements (except antimony which was higher in soil samples from mountainous areas), followed by rive plains, mountainous areas, and highland valleys. In contrast, on human hair samples, the elements followed the descending trend as: Sr > Ba > Ti > Ga > V > Sn > Sb > Tl respectively. Ba, Ga, and V concentrations were higher in soil samples from lower elevation Indus plain, and Sr, Tl, Sb, and Ti were higher in samples from mountainous areas. The bioaccumulation trend of all studied elements was in descending order as follows: Sb, Ga, Sn, Ba, Sr, Ti, V, Tl, respectively. Principal component analysis (PCA) and correlation matrix evidenced both geological influences and anthropogenic activities as potential sources of these studied elements. On the other hand, the risk estimation (HI > 1) concluded that population were at higher health risk (non-carcinogenic) for Ga and Ti. All other studied rare elements were within safe limit for humans from all zones.

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Environmental MonitoringAdultDustEnvironmental PollutantsFemaleHairHumansMaleMetalsMiddle AgedPakistanYoung AdultDustEnvironmental PollutantsMetalsDeposited dustHuman hairPakistanRarely reported elementsRisk estimation

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