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Comprehensive analysis of 942 organic micro-pollutants in settled dusts from northern Vietnam: pollution status and implications for human exposure

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Contamination status of 942 organic micro-pollutants was examined for settled dust samples collected from an informal end-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling site and an urban area in northern Vietnam. One hundred and ninety-five contaminants including 73 domestic chemicals, 79 industrial chemicals and 43 pesticides were detected at least once in our samples. Total concentrations (median and range) of organic pollutants in dusts from ELV site and Hanoi urban area were 20,000 (5600–93,000) and 21,000 (12,000–26,000) ng g−1, respectively. Pyrethroid insecticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and plasticizers were the major contributors to the overall contamination levels. Concentrations of some specific chemical classes such as petroleum alkanes, PAHs, heat storage and transfer agents, and compounds leached from tires in dusts from the recycling area were significantly higher than those from the urban area, suggesting their emission during ELV dismantling and stockpiling processes. Human exposures to selected organic pollutants were also estimated by calculating daily intake doses to evaluate their hazard quotients (HQs). Although almost HQs were markedly lower than the critical value of 1, potential health risk caused by multiple organic contaminants via dust ingestion and other exposure pathways should be considered in future studies.

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B: 16H02963) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (3K153001) from the Japanese Ministry of the Environment. The authors would like to thank Prof. Dr. Kiwao Kadokami (The University of Kitakyushu, Japan) and Dr. Duong Thi Hanh (Institute of Environmental Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) for their useful comments and constructive suggestions during our experiments. We also acknowledge the support of all staff of VNU University of Science (Vietnam National University) and CATE (Ehime University) in sampling activities and sample analysis. Finally, we wish to thank Prof. Dr. Annamalai Subramanian (Bharathidasan University, India) for critical reading of the manuscript.

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  1. Center of Advanced Technology for the Environment (CATE), Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama, 790-8566, Japan

    Hoang Quoc Anh & Shin Takahashi

  2. The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences (UGAS-EU), Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama, 790-8566, Japan

    Hoang Quoc Anh & Keidai Tomioka

  3. Faculty of Chemistry, VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Hoang Quoc Anh & Tu Binh Minh

  4. Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, 790-8577, Japan

    Nguyen Minh Tue

  5. Center for Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development (CETASD), VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Nguyen Minh Tue & Pham Hung Viet

  6. Center for Material Cycles and Waste Management Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, 305-8506, Japan

    Go Suzuki

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Anh, H.Q., Tomioka, K., Tue, N.M. et al. Comprehensive analysis of 942 organic micro-pollutants in settled dusts from northern Vietnam: pollution status and implications for human exposure. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 21, 57–66 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-018-0745-2

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