• Prospective
    Students
  • Current
    Students
  • Alumni
  • Research
  • News &
    Events
  • About Royal
    Roads
Main menu
  • Prospective Students
  • Current Students
  • Alumni
  • Research
  • News & Events
  • About Royal Roads
 
    • Admin Login
    View Item 
    •   VIURRSpace Home
    • RRU
    • Student Research Collection
    • Dissertations & Theses @ RRU
    • View Item
    •   VIURRSpace Home
    • RRU
    • Student Research Collection
    • Dissertations & Theses @ RRU
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Bioaccessibility of metals in soils in selected parks in Montreal

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    durojaiye_abdurrazzaq.pdf (559.3Kb)
    Date
    2014-11-27
    Author
    Durojaiye, Abdurrazzaq Oladimeji
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Subject
    Bioaccessibility; bioavailability; exposure pathways; metals; PBET; Soil contamination
    Abstract
    The main focus of this study was to determine the concentrations and bioaccessibility of metals in Montreal city parks. Surface soil samples were collected from nine parks located across Montreal city and analyzed for total metals, pH, carbon content and bioaccessibility. Metal concentrations were below the Canadian Council of Minister of the Environment soil quality guidelines for residential/parkland use except for Cu in one sample. The order of mean bioaccessibility was Cd (78.9%) > Ba (64.9%) > Pb (53.4%) > Cu (33.0%) > Zn (31.4%) > Co (26.1%) > As (23.9%) > Ni (13.9%) > Fe (7.7%) and Cr (6.7%). Significant relationships between bioaccessibility and soil physicochemical properties were observed for some of the metals. The overall risk associated with the ingestion of metals in soils samples was considered low based on the metal concentrations and bioaccessibility data obtained.
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10170/772
    Collections
    • Dissertations & Theses @ RRU
    • MSc Environment and Management Theses

    Related items

    Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

    • Thumbnail

      Distribution and bioaccessibility of metals in peri-urban parks – metro Vancouver 

      Kavanagh, Mat (2018-03-24)
      Soil samples collected from 15 peri-urban parks in Metro Vancouver were analyzed for total metals, pH, carbon and bioaccessibility to determine the relationship between point source emission and deposition of metals in ...
    • Thumbnail

      Metal Concentrations and Bioaccessibility in Metro Vancouver Urban Parks Soils 

      Asaah Fomunyam, Timothy (2018-03-21)
      Urbanization increases metal emissions through varying anthropogenic activities (fossil fuel combustion). With urban parks being sinks for emissions, this study attempts to determine metal concentrations and bioaccessibility ...
    • Thumbnail

      Distribution, bioaccessibility and human health risks of toxic metals in peri-urban topsoils of the Kumasi Metropolis 

      Konwuruk, Niib; Sheringham Borquaye, Lawrence; Darko, Godfred; Dodd, Matt (Scientific African, 2021)
      The occurrence of heavy metals in urban soils is of great environmental concern due to the unwanted health effect associated with their excessive exposure. The study assessed levels of heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, ...

    Browse

    All of VIURRSpaceCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    Admin LoginRegister
    back to top  
    Royal Roads University
    Our Location
    2005 Sooke Road
    Victoria, BC V9B 5Y2
    Canada
    •   Campus Map
    Get in Touch
    •   Phone: 250.391.2511
    •   Toll-free: 1.800.788.8028
    •   Email Us
    •   Directories
    @RoyalRoadsRRU FacebookRRU LinkedInRRU YouTubeRRU Pinterest
    • Contact Us
    • Send Feedback
    • Website Feedback
    • Privacy Policy
    • Academic Regulations
    • Copyright
    • Sitemap
    • ©2017 Royal Roads University
     
    DSpace Express is a service operated by 
    Atmire NV