Determination of heavy metal concentrations in street dusts in Istanbul E-5 highway

Sezgin N., Ozcan H. K., Demir G., Nemlioglu S., BAYAT C.

ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL, cilt.29, sa.7, ss.979-985, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0160-4120(03)00075-8
  • Dergi Adı: ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.979-985
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: heavy metal, air pollution, street dust, LEAD, CONTAMINATION, SOILS
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Components and quantity of street dust are environmental pollution indicators especially in big cities. Street dust is generally composed of car exhaust gas originated particles and wind-transported particles. Heavy metals, which are found in street dust, such as Pb, Cu, Mn, Zn, Cd and Ni are significant for environmental pollution. According to the kind of vehicle in traffic, quantity and type of heavy metals vary in street dust. The use of leaded gasoline gives a boost to the importance of lead level especially in street dust even at the start of 21st century.