Contamination levels assessment of potential toxic metals in road dust deposited in different types of urban environment |
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| Authors: | Binggan Wei Fengqing Jiang Xuemei Li Shuyong Mu |
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| Institution: | (1) Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Science, 818 South Beijing Road, 830011 Urumqi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China;(2) Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, People’s Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | A total of 42 samples of road dust were collected along ring road, city centre, city side, and freeway in Urumqi, China. Total
concentrations of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Mn, Be, Co, Zn, and U were determined by using the inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry
in order to assess and to compare road dust contamination levels of metals among the four roads. The results show that, among
the four categories of roads, mean concentrations of Co and U vary little. City centre locations show strong enrichments of
Cd, Cu, Pb, and Be. Along the ring road, the highest mean concentrations were found for Cr, Ni, Mn, and Co. However, the highest
concentrations of Zn and U were found along the freeway. The cluster analysis shows that three main groups can be distinguished.
Every group may be associated with different main sources and concentrations of the metals. The results of contamination assessment
reveal that, among all of the potential toxic metals, Cd, Cu, and Zn pollution were obviously heavier with moderate or high
contamination indices for most road dust samples, while Cr, Ni, and Pb contamination were lower along the four categories
of roads. Compared with the city side, Cd, Cu, Pb, Ni, and Zn contamination were heavier along the ring road, the city centre,
and the freeway with high traffic density. Low Pb contamination or no contamination in all the road dust samples may be related
to the increasing usage of lead-free petrol. |
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