Characterizing metals in particulate pollution in communities at the fenceline of heavy industry: combining mobile monitoring and size-resolved filter measurements
Mina W. Tehrani, Edward C. Fortner, Ellis S. Robinson, Andrea A. Chiger, Roger Sheu, Benjamin Werden, Carolyn Gigot, Tara I. Yacovitch, Scott E. Van Bramer, Thomas A. Burke, Kirsten Koehler, Keeve E. Nachman, Ana M. Rule, P. F. DeCarlo
Abstract
, arsenic, cadmium, antimony, and vanadium) were observed near the waste incinerator and other industrial facilities by mobile monitoring, as well as in residential-zoned areas in Chester. These results suggest potential co-exposures to harmful atmospheric metal/metalloids in communities surrounding the Chester-Trainer-Marcus Hook industrial area at levels that may exceed previous estimates from EPA modeling.
Topics & Concepts
ParticulatesEnvironmental scienceArsenicAerosolCadmiumEnvironmental chemistryCombustionPollutionCoal combustion productsAntimonyEnvironmental engineeringMeteorologyChemistryBiologyOrganic chemistryInorganic chemistryEcologyPhysicsAir Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Justice and Health DisparitiesAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols