Human Bioaccessibility of Heavy Metals and PAH from Soil

Soil 1A Soil 1C Soil 2 Sources municipal waste incinerator bottom ash, de-icing salt, urban snow, industrial waste municipal waste incinerator bottom ash, metal industry waste Speciation lead carbonate, lead oxide lead on silicates and iron oxyhydroxides lead in mixed mineral with tin, carbonate and oxide lead carbonate, lead oxide lead on silicates and iron oxyhydroxides lead in mixed mineral with tin, carbonate and oxide Soil organic carbon (%) 5,8 8,4 1,2 Lead concentration (mg/kg dw) 920 6.800 2.200 Lead in particle fraction < 125 µm (% of total lead) 20 29 70 Bioaccessibility (%) 19 20 58 Bioaccessibility of lead in < 125 µm fraction (range, % of total lead) 27-51 46-56 49-74