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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2021

Sources of toxic elements in indoor dust sample at export processing zone (EPZ) area: Dhaka, Bangladesh; and their impact on human health.

M Safiur Rahman, Yeasmin Nahar Jolly, Shirin Akter, Noshin Anjum Kamal, Rubina Rahman, Tasrina Rabia Choudhury, Bilkis Ara Begum

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

M Safiur RahmanChemistry Division, Atomic Energy Centre Dhaka (AECD), Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Shahbag, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh. safiur.rahman@baec.gov.bd.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7783-0411
Yeasmin Nahar JollyChemistry Division, Atomic Energy Centre Dhaka (AECD), Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Shahbag, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
Shirin AkterChemistry Division, Atomic Energy Centre Dhaka (AECD), Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Shahbag, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
Noshin Anjum KamalDepartmanet of Physics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh.
Rubina RahmanDepartmanet of Physics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh.
Tasrina Rabia ChoudhuryChemistry Division, Atomic Energy Centre Dhaka (AECD), Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Shahbag, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
Bilkis Ara BegumChemistry Division, Atomic Energy Centre Dhaka (AECD), Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Shahbag, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission · BDJahangirnagar University · BD

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In industrial areas, increased human activities generate high emissions of metals that contaminate the environment, and eventually affect human health. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the sources of toxic elements in indoor dust samples, and to evaluate possible health risks due to expose of human body through dermal contact, inhalation, and ingestion. A total 36 indoor dust samples were collected from the windows of twelve (12) industrial buildings, which are facing the main roads in the biggest export process zone (DEPZ) in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. The indoor dust samples were analyzed using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technique for the determination of Cu, Zn, As, Pb, Fe, Cr, Co, Ni, K, Ca, Ti, Rb, and Sr. This investigation revealed that Cu, Zn, Pb, Fe, and Sr concentrations were slightly higher in various degree than that of the background value in soil recommended by the Chinese Environmental Protection Administration (CEPA). Subsequently, ANOVA (α = 0.05, p < 0.001) test and %RSD values (33% to 168%) showed that the concentrations of these metals were present non-homogeneously in different sampling points. However, statistical analysis and several geochemical indices have been proposed that these heavy metals might be come in indoor dust samples because of anthropogenic events. This investigation also showed that the most-extreme permissible hazard index (HIs) levels known as non-cancer risk for As, Mn, and Zn because of dust exposure in the study area were below than that of the safe limit (HI = 1) but with an exception of Pb (HI = 1.9E+00) for children. On the other hand, the degree of cancer-causing risk linked with exposure to arsenic in indoor dust (i.e., 0.502E-06 to 0.121E-05) falls within the range of threshold values (10

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DustMetals, HeavyAdultBangladeshChildChinaCitiesEnvironmental MonitoringHumansRisk AssessmentDustMetals, HeavyDustHealth riskIndustrial activitiesToxic elements

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