Open AccessChildren’s health risk assessment based on the content of toxic metals Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn in urban soil samples of Podgorica, Montenegro
Author(s) -
Boban Mugoša,
Dijana Djurović,
Aleksandra Pirnat,
Zorica Bulat,
Snežana Barjaktarović-Labović
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp130716062m
Subject(s) - montenegro , environmental chemistry , heavy metals , zinc , health risk assessment , cadmium , environmental science , environmental health , health risk , chemistry , metallurgy , medicine , geography , materials science , regional science
Due to their low tolerance to pollutants and hand-to-mouth pathways the health risk is very high in children's population. The aim of this study was to evaluate risk to children's health based on the content of heavy metals in urban soil samples from Podgorica, Montenegro. This study included the investigation of several toxic metals such as Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn in soil samples from public parks and playgrounds.