Impact of Dust Filter Installation in Ironworks and Construction on Brownfield Area on the Toxic Metal Concentration in Street and House Dust (Celje, Slovenia)
2011; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 41; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1007/s13280-011-0188-7
ISSN1654-7209
Autores Tópico(s)Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
ResumoThis article presents the impact of the ecological investment in ironworks (dust filter installation) and construction works at a highly contaminated brownfield site on the chemical composition of household dust (HD) and street sediment (SS) in Celje, Slovenia. The evaluation is based on two sampling campaigns: the first was undertaken 1 month before the ecological investment became operational and the second 3 years later. The results show that dust filter installations reduced the content of Co, Cr, Fe, Mn, Mo, W and Zn on average by 58% in HD and by 51% in SS. No reduction was observed at sampling points in the upwind direction from the ironworks. By contrast, the impact of the construction works on the highly contaminated brownfield site was detected by a significant increase (on average by 37%) of elements connected to the brownfield contamination in SS. Such increase was not detected in HD.
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