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Seasonal Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Street Dust of Nicosia City in North Cyprus

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Title Statement Seasonal Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Street Dust of Nicosia City in North Cyprus
 
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Summary, etc. <p>Heavy metals concentration is increasingly becoming health concern in the world, particularly on<br />street dust of urban cities with high density traffic. Road dust samples were analyzed for<br />determination of concentrations of the environmentally sensitive elements As, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb,<br />and Zn in fraction of dust smaller than 100 μm. The dust particles were collected during winter and<br />summer seasons from highways, residential and industrial areas representing different activities<br />across the Nicosia city. The dust samples were measured for their contamination levels and particles<br />size distribution. The assessment of pollution was based on single pollution indices, integrated<br />pollution indices and Pearson moment correlation in order to determine their possible source, spatial<br />distribution and seasonal variations. Single Indices include Contamination Factor (Cf), Index of<br />Geo-accumulation (Igeo) and the integrated indices include degree of contamination (Dc) and<br />Pollution Load Index (PLI). The general pattern of occurrence of heavy metals follows the order of<br />Cr&gt;Zn&gt;Cu&gt;Ni&gt;Pb&gt;Co&gt;As. The highest levels of Cr, Zn and Cu were found in the high traffic<br />density area, and strong positive correlations were found between these metals, implying that<br />automobile exhausts are the dominant source of these metals.</p><p>Keywords: Heavy metals, pollution indices, particles size distribution, seasonal variation.</p>
 
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Data Source Entry European Journal of Sustainable Development; Vol 6, No 4: Special Issue
 
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