Metal enrichment and human exposure in an arid city with current and legacy mining: the Andacollo case, Chile
Enrichissement en métaux dans l'environnement et exposition sanitaire dans une ville aride du fait de l'activité minière actuelle et passée : le cas d'Andacollo, Chili
Résumé
The development of populated areas near mining activities, an important source of metal contamination, poses a challenge for urban sustainability and public health, which must be addressed in a multidisciplinary way. Street dusts are a relevant indicator of environmental pollution, as they are an important exposure pathway and record recent metal accumulation. Risk assessment is an effective tool to evaluate and manage these risks. The majority of these analyses, however, do not evaluate the particle size used to represent environmental exposure, despite its importance, historically using a broad range.
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