Author： Spalinger Susan Braun Margrit Petrosyan Varduhi Lindern Ian
Publisher： Springer Publishing Company
ISSN： 0167-6369
Source： Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol.130, Iss.1-3, 2007-07, pp. : 57-72
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Abstract
House dust has been identified as a major exposure medium for lead (Pb) in children. High levels of Pb in soil and house dust have been recorded at the Bunker Hill Superfund Site (BHSS) in northern Idaho, an historic mining and smelting district. Soil and dust remediation at the site was required; however, regional background soil and dust Pb levels had not been well characterized. The objective of this survey was to determine background house dust Pb levels and to compare those levels with concentrations, and dust and Pb loading rates measured at the BHSS. Soil and house dust samples were collected in five towns demographically similar to the BHSS but unaffected by the mining industry. The background concentrations and loading rates were significantly lower than those observed at the site. House age was a significant factor affecting background soil and house dust Pb concentrations and loading rates.
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