PAHs and metals in the soils of inner-city and suburban New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

被引:122
作者
Mielke, HW [1 ]
Wang, GD [1 ]
Gonzales, CR [1 ]
Powell, ET [1 ]
Le, B [1 ]
Quach, VN [1 ]
机构
[1] Xavier Univ, Coll Pharm, New Orleans, LA 70125 USA
关键词
chemical mixtures; urban environment; risk assessment; health disparities;
D O I
10.1016/j.etap.2003.11.011
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Representative soil samples of an inner-city and suburban community (n = 19 each) are evaluated for 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons-PAHs (naphthalene, acenaphthylene, acenaphthene, fluorene, phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benz(a)anthracene, chrysene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, benzo[j]fluoranthene, benzo(a)pyrene, indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene, dibenz[a,h]anthracene and benzo[g,h,i]perylene) and nine metals (Pb, Zn, Cd, Mn, Ni, Cu, Cr, Co and V). Surface (2.5 cm deep) samples were air-dried and sieved (2mm USGS #10). Accelerated solvent extraction was used for PAH preparation prior to analysis with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Metals were extracted at a 5:1 ratio of I mol nitric acid to soil, shaken at room temperature, centrifuged, filtered and analyzed by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). Total PAHs (median 2927 ng g(-1) versus 731 ng g(-1)) and the total metals (median 1323 mug g(-1) versus 183 mug g(-1)) summarize differences (P < 0.0001) between the inner-city and suburb, respectively. A strong association exists between PAHs and metals for all 38 soil samples (correlation coefficient = 0.831, P < 0.00001). In terms of the specific sites of accumulation, both PAHs and metals show the same pattern: busy streets > foundations > residential streets > open areas. This study provides real-world data about various chemical mixtures which may be a factor of possible health disparities in sensitive populations, especially children, in different communities of New Orleans. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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