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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| 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 |
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| 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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| spelling | doaj.art-9304a26a05fd4d8c89ccbfb61c14bb1c2023-11-22T22:24:26ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332021-11-011211144210.3390/atmos12111442Study of Atmospheric Pollution and Health Risk Assessment: A Case Study for the Sharjah and Ajman Emirates (UAE)Yousef Nazzal0Nadine Bou Orm1Alina Barbulescu2Fares Howari3Manish Sharma4Alaa E. Badawi5Ahmed A. Al-Taani6Jibran Iqbal7Farid El Ktaibi8Cijo M. Xavier9Cristian Stefan Dumitriu10College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab EmiratesFaculty of Civil Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov, 2 Turnului Street, 500025 Brasov, RomaniaCollege of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab EmiratesCollege of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab EmiratesSC Utilnavorep SA, 900055 Constanta, RomaniaDust 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/11/1442heavy metalspollutionconcentrationindicatorshealth risk assessment |
| spellingShingle | 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) Atmosphere heavy metals pollution concentration indicators health risk assessment |
| title | 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_short | 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 |
| topic | heavy metals pollution concentration indicators health risk assessment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/11/1442 |
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