A comparative study of heavy metal concentration and distribution in deposited street dusts in a large and a small urban area: Birmingham and Coventry, West Midlands, UK

Results are presented from a study of the distribution of heavy metals in street dusts of two cities in Midland England. The first (Birmingham) is a large urban area (population of 2.3 million), the second, Coventry, a small one (population of 0.3 million). Several trends were identified from Birmin...

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Published in:	Environment international Vol. 29; no. 5; pp. 563 - 573
Main Authors:	Charlesworth, S, Everett, M, McCarthy, R, Ordóñez, A, de Miguel, E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01-08-2003 Elsevier
Subjects:	Air. Soil. Water. Waste. Feeding Applied sciences Biological and medical sciences Cities Comparative study Deposition Dust England Environment. Living conditions Environmental Monitoring Exact sciences and technology Heavy metal concentration Heavy metals Medical sciences Metals, Heavy - analysis Pollution Pollution sources. Measurement results Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Roads Soil and sediments pollution Street dusts Streets Traffic flow Traffic signals Urban areas Urban environments Vehicle Emissions - analysis Vehicles England United Kingdom Great Britain Europe British Isles, England British Isles, England, Birmingham British Isles, England, Coventry Heavy metal concentration Comparative study Street dusts Statistical analysis Urban area Spatial variation Heavy metal Pollution Dust Health and environment Risk assessment Pollution source Street Sampling Public health Concentration distribution
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