[Source and health risk assessment of heavy metals in ambient air PM10 from one coking plant].

To investigate the sources and health risk of heavy metals in ambient air PM10 from the coking plant, the PM10 in the air around one coking plant was collected in June 2012. Then the heavy metals concentrations in PM10 were tested by the microwave-ICP-MS method. Furthermore, the USEPA's human exposure assessment model was applied to preliminarily evaluate the human health risks of the heavy metals in air particulate matter. The results show that the concentrations of 10 kinds of heavy metals in PM10 from the coking plant vary significantly, ranging from 3.06 x 10(-5) mg x m(-3) to 1.77 x 10(-2) mg x m(-3), of which the concentration of Cr is the highest, while the concentration of Co is the lowest, and the concentration of the carcinogenic substances is higher than that of the non-carcinogenic substances. The coking plant is identified to be the major source of the heavy metals in ambient air PM10, and Ni is the main polluting heavy metal. Moreover, the heavy risk assessment results reveal that the carcinogenic risks for adults are higher than children, while the carcinogenic risks in industrial areas and school relatively large. The non-carcinogenic risks for children are the highest in all the population, and the non-carcinogenic risks in residential area can not be ignored. Among the carcinogenic substances, the potential carcinogenic risks of Cd, Cr and As are comparatively large, Ni and Co have certain potential risks. Whereas, among the non-carcinogenic substances, the non-carcinogenic risks of Mn is great. Consequently, relevant departments should pay close attention to this situation.