The Safety of Schools Based on Heavy Metal Concentrations in Classrooms' Dust: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
| Autor: | Mozhgan Moghtaderi, Habibollah Faraji, Mohammad Ali Ashraf, Saeed Hosseini Teshnizi, Tahereh Moghtaderi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pollution
Cadmium Schools lcsh:Public aspects of medicine media_common.quotation_subject education Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health chemistry.chemical_element lcsh:RA1-1270 Barium Dust Manganese Zinc Review Article Chromium chemistry Heavy metals Environmental chemistry Environmental science Cobalt Arsenic media_common |
| Zdroj: | Iranian Journal of Public Health Iranian Journal of Public Health, Vol 49, Iss 12 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2251-6093 |
| Popis: | Background: Classroom is where children spend much of their time in; this study aimed to identify the concentration of heavy metals in the classroom dust based on the results of various studies in the world using the published data up to years 2018. Methods: Fifteen studies were selected for the study according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The mean concentration of 11 heavy metals including arsenic, barium, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, lead, manganese, nickel, and zinc was extracted. Results: The highest mean concentration of heavy metal (mg/kg) in classroom dust was related to iron (3904.7, 95%CI: 3657.1-8154.3), zinc (429.9, 95%CI: 182.8-677.1) and barium (419.2, 95%CI: 274.7-253.7), respectively. Subgroup analysis showed the maximum concentration (mg/kg) of iron in Iran (16945.5), zinc in Hong Kong (2293.5), barium in China (979.8), manganese in Iran (288.9), lead in Iran (258.8), chromium in Ghana (381.3), copper in Hong Kong (274.4), nickel in Iran (50.1), cobalt in China(43.4), arsenic in China(13.7) and cadmium in Hong Kong(8.7). Conclusion: Even safe and healthy classrooms can threaten children’s health by heavy metals. These metals are important since they are naturally found throughout the earth’s crust, accumulate in the food chain and contaminate drinking water as well as alloys in school equipment. |
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