Heavy metal pollution and associated health risk assessment of urban dust in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 1; p. e0261957
• Main Authors: Alghamdi, Abdulaziz G, El-Saeid, Mohamed H, Alzahrani, Abdulhakim J, Ibrahim, Hesham M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 06.01.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Air pollution; Anthropogenic factors; Biology and Life Sciences; Cadmium; Chromium; Cities; Copper; Dust; Dust - analysis; Earth crust; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Environmental aspects; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollution; Environmental quality; Food; Health aspects; Health hazards; Health problems; Health risk assessment; Health risks; Heavy metals; Lead; Manganese; Medicine and Health Sciences; Metal concentrations; Metals; Metals, Heavy - analysis; Nervous system; Nickel; Particle size; People and Places; Physical Sciences; Pollutants; Pollution; Pollution index; Pollution load; Risk assessment; Saudi Arabia; Soil sciences; Statistical analysis; Urbanization; Zinc; Saudi Arabia; Cities; Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Depending on their particle size and concentration, heavy metals in urban dust pose a health hazard to humans. This study investigated the total concentration, health risk, integrated pollution load index (IPI), and enrichment factor (EF) of various heavy metals in urban dust at different locations...