Contamination of plants by resuspension: a review, with critique of measurement methods.
Resuspension of contaminated soil particles can be an important process that prolongs the availability of contaminants within the environment. Inhalation and inadvertent ingestion of resuspended soil particles may be important pathways to human exposure. Our understanding of the processes and mechanisms of resuspension onto plant surfaces are currently inadequate for accurate predictions. Part of this is due to the use of measurement techniques designed for inhalation studies that are not efficient for gaining understanding about phenomena occurring at the plant surface. I discuss the shortcomings of such techniques, review the data from a technique that currently has the most merit (mass loading), and suggest new techniques, as well as specific needs for future research. The paper's focus is on the contamination of plant surfaces by resuspended soil particles, not the inhalation of such particles.
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Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland.
D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*
D004785:Environmental Pollutants