title: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in household dust near diesel transport routes.
abstract: A river-dredging project has been undertaken in Nantou, Taiwan. A large number of diesel vehicles carrying gravel and sand shuttle back and forth on the main roads. Ten stations along major thoroughfares were selected as the exposure sites for testing, while a small village located about 9 km from a main traffic route was selected as the control site. Levels of household dust loading at the exposure sites (60.3 mg/m(2)) were significantly higher than those at the control site (38.2 mg/m(2)). The loading (μg/m(2)) of t-PAHs (total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) in the household dust at the exposure sites was significantly higher (P < 0.05) than was the case at the control site. The diagnostic ratios of PAHs showed that diesel emissions were the dominant source of PAHs at the exposure sites. The lack of a significant correlation between the concentrations of Fe and t-PAHs suggested that the t-PAHs in household dust might come from diverse sources. However, a significant correlation (P = 0.003) between the concentrations of Mo and t-PAHs implied that the most of the t-PAHs in the household dust might have resulted from diesel emissions. The lifetime cancer risks of BaP(eq) from household dust exposure were markedly higher than those resulting from inhalation exposure.
authors: Department of Public Health, College of Health Care and Management, Chung Shan Medical University, No. 110 Chien-Kuo N Rd., Sec. 1, Taichung 40242, Taiwan, ROC. kcy@csmu.edu.tw
authors: Chung-Yih
authors: CY
authors: Kuo
authors: Heng-Chun
authors: HC
authors: Chen
authors: Fang-Ching
authors: FC
authors: Cheng
authors: Li-Ru
authors: LR
authors: Huang
authors: Po-Shan
authors: PS
authors: Chien
authors: Jing-Ya
authors: JY
authors: Wang
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