CONCENTRATIONS OF METAL(LOID)S IN OUTDOOR AND INDOOR DUST FROM RUSSIAN CITY
Keywords:
Metal(loid)s, road dust, household dust, urban areaAbstract
The metal(loid)s content in the environment is one of the important issues in the
environmental management. The metal(loid)s may be present in the both from naturals like natural components
of the Earth's crust and anthropogenic sources as human activity effects. Some metal(loid)s are toxic and
dangerous for the environment. Chelyabinsk was chosen for researching as a typical industrial Russian city.
Road dust and household dust were collected to investigate the contamination of metal(loid)s (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, As
and Pb) in outdoor and indoor urban. A total of 32 road dust and 17 household dust samples were collected in the
urban area during August 2017. The concentrations of metal(loid)s in the dust samples were determined using
Аnalyst 400 (Perkin-Elmer) atomic absorption spectrometer with a flame atomization mode. The study shows
that Zn has the highest content in road dust whilst in household dust, both As and Ni have the highest content.
Cu, Pb, Zn and Cr contamination were significantly elevated in the outdoor and indoor dust.
