Monitoring of Metal(loid)s Using <i>Brachiaria decumbens</i> Stapf Leaves along a Highway Located Close to an Urban Region: Health Risks for Tollbooth Workers

Monitoring of Metal(loid)s Using <i>Brachiaria decumbens</i> Stapf Leaves along a Highway Located Close to an Urban Region: Health Risks for Tollbooth Workers

Studies on tollbooth workers involving the concentration of metal(loid)s in highway dust are scarce. We aimed to assess the levels of metal(loid)s in soils and washed and unwashed leaves of <i>Brachiaria decumbens</i> on roadsides. Dust deposition and heavy metal content in the leaves ar...

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Main Authors: Ademir da Silva Alves Junior, Marta Aratuza Pereira Ancel, Diego Azevedo Zoccal Garcia, Elaine Silva de Pádua Melo, Rita de Cássia Avellaneda Guimarães, Karine de Cássia Freitas, Danielle Bogo, Priscila Aiko Hiane, Marcelo Luiz Brandão Vilela, Valter Aragão do Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-08-01
Series:Urban Science
Subjects:
dust
human health
metal(loid)s
pollution
soil contamination
tollbooth worker
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/8/3/128
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