caa a22 4500 606200118 CHVBK 20210128100942.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10653-015-9747-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10653-015-9747-3 Risk assessment of exposure to particulate output of a demolition site [Elektronische Daten] [A. Brown, J. Barrett, H. Robinson, S. Potgieter-Vermaak] Whilst vehicular and industrial contributions to the airborne particulate budget are well explored, the input due to building demolition is relatively unknown. Air quality is of importance to human health, and it is well known that composition of airborne particles can have a significant influence on both chronic and acute health effects. Road dust (RD) was collected before and after the demolition of a large building to elucidate changes in elemental profile. Rainfall and PM10 mass concentration data aided interpretation of the elemental data. Quantification of Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Rh, S, Si, Sn, Ti, V and Zn was carried out. It was found that only Al, K, Mg, Si and S increased in concentration across all size fractions after the building demolition. Risk assessment was then carried out on elements with applicable reference dose values to assess the potential health risks due to the demolition. Significant risk to children was observed for chromium and aluminium exposure. PM10, monitored 40 metres from the demolition site, indicated no abnormal concentrations during the demolition; however, rainfall data were shown to affect the concentration of PM10. The elemental data observed in this study could possibly indicate the role of increased sulphur concentrations (in this case as a result of the demolition) on the buffer capacity of RD, hence leaching metals into rainwater. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2015 Road dust nationallicence Demolition nationallicence Elemental concentration nationallicence Buffer capacity nationallicence Brown A. Division of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, M1 5GD, Manchester, UK aut Barrett J. Division of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, M1 5GD, Manchester, UK aut Robinson H. Division of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, M1 5GD, Manchester, UK aut Potgieter-Vermaak S. Division of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, M1 5GD, Manchester, UK aut Environmental Geochemistry and Health Springer Netherlands 37/4(2015-08-01), 675-687 0269-4042 37:4<675 2015 37 10653 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-015-9747-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-015-9747-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Brown A. Division of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, M1 5GD, Manchester, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Barrett J. Division of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, M1 5GD, Manchester, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Robinson H. Division of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, M1 5GD, Manchester, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Potgieter-Vermaak S. Division of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, M1 5GD, Manchester, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Environmental Geochemistry and Health Springer Netherlands 37/4(2015-08-01), 675-687 0269-4042 37:4<675 2015 37 10653