Study of Atmospheric Pollution and Health Risk Assessment: A Case Study for the Sharjah and Ajman Emirates (UAE)

Dust is a significant pollution source in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that impacts population health. Therefore, the present study aims to determine the concentration of heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Zn) in the air in the Sharjah and Ajman emirates’ urban areas and assesses the health ris...

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Autores principales:	Yousef Nazzal, Nadine Bou Orm, Alina Barbulescu, Fares Howari, Manish Sharma, Alaa E. Badawi, Ahmed A. Al-Taani, Jibran Iqbal, Farid El Ktaibi, Cijo M. Xavier, Cristian Stefan Dumitriu
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	heavy metals pollution concentration indicators health risk assessment Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9304a26a05fd4d8c89ccbfb61c14bb1c2021-11-25T16:44:50ZStudy of Atmospheric Pollution and Health Risk Assessment: A Case Study for the Sharjah and Ajman Emirates (UAE)10.3390/atmos121114422073-4433https://doaj.org/article/9304a26a05fd4d8c89ccbfb61c14bb1c2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/11/1442https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4433Dust is a significant pollution source in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that impacts population health. Therefore, the present study aims to determine the concentration of heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Zn) in the air in the Sharjah and Ajman emirates’ urban areas and assesses the health risk. Three indicators were used for this purpose: the average daily dose (ADD), the hazard quotient (HQ), and the health index (HI). Data were collected during the period April–August 2020. Moreover, the observation sites were clustered based on the pollutants’ concentration, given that the greater the heavy metal concentration is, the greater is the risk for the population health. The most abundant heavy metal found in the atmosphere was Zn, with a mean concentration of 160.30 mg/kg, the concentrations of other metals being in the following order: Ni > Cr > Cu > Pb > Cd. The mean concentrations of Cd, Pb, and Cr were within the range of background values, while those of Cu, Ni, and Zn were higher than the background values, indicating anthropogenic pollution. For adults, the mean ADD values of heavy metals decreased from Zn to Cd (Zn > Ni > Cr > Cu > Pb > Cd). The HQ (HI) suggested an acceptable (negligible) level of non-carcinogenic harmful health risk to residents’ health. The sites were grouped in three clusters, one of them containing a single location, where the highest concentrations of heavy metals were found.Yousef NazzalNadine Bou OrmAlina BarbulescuFares HowariManish SharmaAlaa E. BadawiAhmed A. Al-TaaniJibran IqbalFarid El KtaibiCijo M. XavierCristian Stefan DumitriuMDPI AGarticleheavy metalspollutionconcentrationindicatorshealth risk assessmentMeteorology. ClimatologyQC851-999ENAtmosphere, Vol 12, Iss 1442, p 1442 (2021)
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topic	heavy metals pollution concentration indicators health risk assessment Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999
spellingShingle	heavy metals pollution concentration indicators health risk assessment Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999 Yousef Nazzal Nadine Bou Orm Alina Barbulescu Fares Howari Manish Sharma Alaa E. Badawi Ahmed A. Al-Taani Jibran Iqbal Farid El Ktaibi Cijo M. Xavier Cristian Stefan Dumitriu Study of Atmospheric Pollution and Health Risk Assessment: A Case Study for the Sharjah and Ajman Emirates (UAE)
description	Dust is a significant pollution source in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that impacts population health. Therefore, the present study aims to determine the concentration of heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Zn) in the air in the Sharjah and Ajman emirates’ urban areas and assesses the health risk. Three indicators were used for this purpose: the average daily dose (ADD), the hazard quotient (HQ), and the health index (HI). Data were collected during the period April–August 2020. Moreover, the observation sites were clustered based on the pollutants’ concentration, given that the greater the heavy metal concentration is, the greater is the risk for the population health. The most abundant heavy metal found in the atmosphere was Zn, with a mean concentration of 160.30 mg/kg, the concentrations of other metals being in the following order: Ni > Cr > Cu > Pb > Cd. The mean concentrations of Cd, Pb, and Cr were within the range of background values, while those of Cu, Ni, and Zn were higher than the background values, indicating anthropogenic pollution. For adults, the mean ADD values of heavy metals decreased from Zn to Cd (Zn > Ni > Cr > Cu > Pb > Cd). The HQ (HI) suggested an acceptable (negligible) level of non-carcinogenic harmful health risk to residents’ health. The sites were grouped in three clusters, one of them containing a single location, where the highest concentrations of heavy metals were found.
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author	Yousef Nazzal Nadine Bou Orm Alina Barbulescu Fares Howari Manish Sharma Alaa E. Badawi Ahmed A. Al-Taani Jibran Iqbal Farid El Ktaibi Cijo M. Xavier Cristian Stefan Dumitriu
author_facet	Yousef Nazzal Nadine Bou Orm Alina Barbulescu Fares Howari Manish Sharma Alaa E. Badawi Ahmed A. Al-Taani Jibran Iqbal Farid El Ktaibi Cijo M. Xavier Cristian Stefan Dumitriu
author_sort	Yousef Nazzal
title	Study of Atmospheric Pollution and Health Risk Assessment: A Case Study for the Sharjah and Ajman Emirates (UAE)
title_short	Study of Atmospheric Pollution and Health Risk Assessment: A Case Study for the Sharjah and Ajman Emirates (UAE)
title_full	Study of Atmospheric Pollution and Health Risk Assessment: A Case Study for the Sharjah and Ajman Emirates (UAE)
title_fullStr	Study of Atmospheric Pollution and Health Risk Assessment: A Case Study for the Sharjah and Ajman Emirates (UAE)
title_full_unstemmed	Study of Atmospheric Pollution and Health Risk Assessment: A Case Study for the Sharjah and Ajman Emirates (UAE)
title_sort	study of atmospheric pollution and health risk assessment: a case study for the sharjah and ajman emirates (uae)
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/9304a26a05fd4d8c89ccbfb61c14bb1c
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Study of Atmospheric Pollution and Health Risk Assessment: A Case Study for the Sharjah and Ajman Emirates (UAE)

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