eprintid: 14085 rev_number: 26 eprint_status: archive userid: 1903 dir: disk0/00/01/40/85 datestamp: 2012-12-19 18:15:04 lastmod: 2016-04-21 13:34:51 status_changed: 2012-12-19 18:15:04 type: article metadata_visibility: show item_issues_count: 0 creators_name: Charlesworth, Susanne creators_name: Miguel García, Eduardo de creators_name: Ordóñez, Almudena title: A review of the distribution of particulate trace elements in urban terrestrial environments and its application to considerations of risk publisher: Springer Verlag rights: by-nc-nd ispublished: pub subjects: mineria subjects: geologia full_text_status: public keywords: Urban geochemistry, Urban solid deposits, Bioaccessibility, Bioavailability, Risk assessment, Urban geochemical cycles abstract: We review the evolution, state of the art and future lines of research on the sources, transport pathways, and sinks of particulate trace elements in urban terrestrial environments to include the atmosphere, soils, and street and indoor dusts. Such studies reveal reductions in the emissions of some elements of historical concern such as Pb, with interest consequently focusing on other toxic trace elements such as As, Cd, Hg, Zn, and Cu. While establishment of levels of these elements is important in assessing the potential impacts of human society on the urban environment, it is also necessary to apply this knowledge in conjunction with information on the toxicity of those trace elements and the degree of exposure of human receptors to an assessment of whether such contamination represents a real risk to the city’s inhabitants and therefore how this risk can be addressed. date_type: published date: 2011 publication: Environmental Geochemistry and Health volume: 33 number: null2 pagerange: 103-123 id_number: 10.1007/s10653-010-9325-7 institution: Minas department: Ingenieria_Quimica2 refereed: TRUE issn: 0269-4042 official_url: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10653-010-9325-7?null citation: Charlesworth, Susanne and Miguel García, Eduardo de and Ordóñez, Almudena (2011). A review of the distribution of particulate trace elements in urban terrestrial environments and its application to considerations of risk. "Environmental Geochemistry and Health", v. 33 (n. null2); pp. 103-123. ISSN 0269-4042. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-010-9325-7 . document_url: https://oa.upm.es/14085/2/INVE_MEM_2011_121219.pdf