Dust : sources, environmental concerns, and control / / Laurent B. Wouters and Michel Pauwels, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910962332103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2012
• ISBN: 1-61942-566-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Collana: Environmental health - physical, chemical and biological factors
• Altri autori (Persone): WoutersLaurent B; PauwelsMichel
• Disciplina: 620/.43
• Soggetti: Dust; Air - Pollution
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""DUST ""; ""DUST ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF URBAN DUSTS IN SLOVENIA ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""1.1. Emission and Deposition of Metals in Dust ""; ""1.2. Household and Attic Dust ""; ""2. DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA ""; ""2.1. Geographical Description of the Area ""; ""2.2. Geological Description of the Area ""; ""2.3. Pollution of the Study Area with Heavy Metals ""; ""3. MATERIALS AND METHODS ""; ""3.1. Sampling""; ""3.2. Laboratory Preparation ""; ""3.3. Chemical Analysis ""; ""3.4. Data Processing ""; ""4. RESULTS""; ""4.1. Basic Statistics and Normality of Distribution """"4.2. Enrichment Factors (EF) ""; ""4.3. Correlations between Chemical Compositions of Sampling Media ""; ""4.4. Multivariate Statistics ""; ""5. DISCUSSION ""; ""5.1. Natural Distribution of Chemical Elements ""; ""5.1.1. Association of Ti, V, Al, Th, Sc, Fe, Y, Nb, Co, Mn and La ""; ""5.1.2. Association of Ba, Na and La""; ""5.2. Anthropogenic Distribution of Chemical Elements ""; ""5.2.1. Association Pb, Zn, Cd, Sb, Mo, Hg, Sn and Cu ""; ""5.3. Association of Ni, Cr and Co ""; ""5.4. Distribution of Particular Metals in Sampled Media """"5.4.1. Cadmium (Cd) ""; ""5.4.2. Lead (Pb) ""; ""5.4.3. Mercury (Hg) ""; ""5.4.4. Chromium (Cr) ""; ""5.5. Influence of the Urbanization to the Concentrations of Elements in Topsoil, Attic Dust and Household Dust ""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ; ""DISTRIBUTION OF HEAVY METALS IN ATTIC AND DEPOSITED DUST IN THE VICINITY OF COPPER ORE PROCESSING AND FERRONICKEL SMELTER PLANTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION ""; ""1.1. Atmospheric Dust ""; ""1.2. Dust Deposition ""; ""1.3. Heavy Metals (Dust) Emission """"1.4. Monitoring of Heavy Metals (Dust) Deposition ""; ""1.5. Study Issue""; ""2. STUDY AREA""; ""2.1. RadoviÅ¡ (Copper Mine Case Study) ""; ""2.1.1. Geological Description ""; ""2.2. Kavadarci (Ferronickel Smelter Plant Case Study) ""; ""2.2.1. Geological Description ""; ""3. MATERIALS AND METHODS ""; ""3.1. Sampling and Sampling Preparation ""; ""3.2. Instrumentation ""; ""3.3. Data Processing ""; ""4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ""; ""4.1. Attic Dust as Sampling Media""; ""4.1.1. Copper Ore Processing Case Study ""; ""4.1.2. Ferronickel Smelter Plant Case """"4.2. Total Deposited Dust as Sampling Media ""; ""4.2.1. Copper Mining and Ore Processing Case ""; ""4.2.2. Ferro-Nickel Smelter Plant Case ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""METHODS FOR THE CHARACTERISATION AND CONTROL OF DUST IN MATERIALS HANDLING APPLICATIONS WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON PASSIVE DUST CONTROL IN TRANSFER CHUTES ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CHARACTERISATION TECHNIQUES ""; ""Particle Size Distribution ""; ""Minimum Pick-Up Velocity ""; ""Dustiness Tester""; ""Wind Tunnel Testing ""; ""Occupational Health and Safety Standards ""
• Sommario/riassunto: In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the sources, environmental concerns and control of dust. Topics discussed in this compilation include the characterization of heavy metals content in attic dust from copper ore and ferronickel smelter processing plants in Macedonia; dust control in the mining industry of Australia; the health and environmental effects of dust storms in the Arabian Peninsula; dust fallout and its potential hazard on public health in Kuwait; photochemical and climate implications of airborne dust and assessing the quality of the urban environment by the elemental concentrations of foliage dust.