title: [Use of dust and air as indicators of environmental pollution in areas adjacent to a source of stationary lead emission].
abstract: This study measured lead concentrations in both the outdoor air and household dust from houses located around a lead-acid battery repair shop. Such installations are one of the largest sources of lead exposure, since outdated technology is still used, coupled with the lack of strict air-quality control programs. Measurements of the air lead concentration around the repair shop were carried out at 6 points, approximately 25 and 500 m from the shop. Over 50% of the air samples exceeded the limit of 1.5 microg Pb.m-3 (range 0.03 - 183.3 microg Pb.m-3). House dust samples were collected from 6 places in houses located at approximately 25, 50, and 500 m from the repair shop, and the concentration of 1,500 microg Pb.m-2 for lead in house dust was exceeded in 44% of the samples, with results varying from 2.2 to 54,338.9 microg Pb.m-2.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Físico-química, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21949-900, Brasil. simone@iq.ufrj.br
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Quiterio
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Vaitsman
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Martinhon
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: U C
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Mattos
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor; D004391:Dust / Q000032:analysis; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D004391:Dust; D007854:Lead