TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of As and trace metals embedded in PM10 particles in Puebla City, México
AU - Morales-García, S. S.
AU - Rodríguez-Espinosa, P. F.
AU - Jonathan, M. P.
AU - Navarrete-López, M.
AU - Herrera-García, M. A.
AU - Muñoz-Sevilla, N. P.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments S.S. Morales-García, P.F. Rodríguez-Espinosa, M.P.Jonathan & M. Navarrete-López wish to thank Instituto Politécnico Nacional (EDD, EDI & COFAA), México for their support. We thank Varian, Mexico for providing ICP-OES instrument. M.P. Jonathan thanks the support by SNI-CONACyT, Mexico. The present study is mainly funded by SIP 20101147 and the Puebla State (SEMARNAT-DFP-SPFS-DOTPR-011/2009) awarded to CIIEMAD, IPN, México. N.P.Muñoz Sevilla thanks Secretaria de Investigación, IPN. Special thanks to Rolando A García Sotelo and ZVictoria S Villalba Salgado. This article is the 70th partial contribution from Earth System Science Group (ESSG), Chennai, India.
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - Forty-eight air-filter samples (PM10) were analysed to identify the concentration level of partially leached metals (PLMs; As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and V) from Puebla City, México. Samples were collected during 2008 from four monitoring sites: (1) Tecnológico (TEC), (2) Ninfas (NIN), (3) Hermanos Serdán (HS) and (4) Agua Santa (AS). The results indicate that in TEC, As (avg. 424 ng m-3), V (avg. 19.2 ng m -3), Fe (avg. 1,202 ng m-3), Cu (avg. 86.6 ng m -3), Cr (41.9 ng m-3) and Ni (18.6 ng m-3) are on the higher side than other populated regions around the world. The enrichment of PLMs is due to the industrial complexes generating huge dust particles involving various operations. The results are supported by the correlation of metals (Mn, Cd and Co) with Fe indicating its anthropogenic origin and likewise, As with Cd, Co, Fe, Mn, Pb and V. The separate cluster of As, Fe and Mn clearly signifies that it is due to continuous eruption of fumaroles from the active volcano Popocatépetl in the region.
AB - Forty-eight air-filter samples (PM10) were analysed to identify the concentration level of partially leached metals (PLMs; As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and V) from Puebla City, México. Samples were collected during 2008 from four monitoring sites: (1) Tecnológico (TEC), (2) Ninfas (NIN), (3) Hermanos Serdán (HS) and (4) Agua Santa (AS). The results indicate that in TEC, As (avg. 424 ng m-3), V (avg. 19.2 ng m -3), Fe (avg. 1,202 ng m-3), Cu (avg. 86.6 ng m -3), Cr (41.9 ng m-3) and Ni (18.6 ng m-3) are on the higher side than other populated regions around the world. The enrichment of PLMs is due to the industrial complexes generating huge dust particles involving various operations. The results are supported by the correlation of metals (Mn, Cd and Co) with Fe indicating its anthropogenic origin and likewise, As with Cd, Co, Fe, Mn, Pb and V. The separate cluster of As, Fe and Mn clearly signifies that it is due to continuous eruption of fumaroles from the active volcano Popocatépetl in the region.
KW - Enrichment pattern
KW - México
KW - PM
KW - Partially leached metals (PLMs)
KW - Puebla
KW - Trace elements
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U2 - 10.1007/s10661-013-3355-4
DO - 10.1007/s10661-013-3355-4
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:84891307127
SN - 0167-6369
VL - 186
SP - 55
EP - 67
JO - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
JF - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
IS - 1
ER -