Pollution characteristics, sources, and health risk assessments of urban road dust in Kuala Lumpur City

Date

2020

Authors

Murnira Othman
Mohd Talib Latif

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Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

Urban road dust contains anthropogenic components at toxic concentrations which can be hazardous to human health. A total of 36 road dust samples from five different urban areas, a commercial (CM), a high traffic (HT), a park (GR), a rail station (LRT), and a residential area (RD), were collected in Kuala Lumpur City followed by investigation into compositions, sources, and human health risks.

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Keywords

Road dust, Source apportionment, Health risk assessment, Bioaccessibility, Chemical composition

Citation

Othman, M., & Latif, M. T. (2020). Pollution characteristics, sources, and health risk assessments of urban road dust in Kuala Lumpur City. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(10), 11227-11245.