Quantifying the Deposition of Airborne Particulate Matter Pollution on Skin Using Elemental Markers,Environmental Science & Technology

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Quantifying the Deposition of Airborne Particulate Matter Pollution on Skin Using Elemental Markers
Environmental Science & Technology ( IF 11.4 ) Pub Date : 2020-11-19 , DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c03901
Jennifer L. L. Morgan ₁ , Andrei Shauchuk ₁ , Jessa L. Meyers ₁ , Amy Altemeier ₁ , Xiaohui Qiao ₂ , Maiysha Jones ₁ , Edward D. Smith ₁ , Jingkun Jiang ₂

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Airborne particulate matter (PM) pollution is an environmental and health concern. The health impact of PM pollution has typically focused on the respiratory system. The impact of PM pollution on skin has been largely understudied due to the lack of a quantitative method to measure the deposition on skin. This manuscript presents a method to quantify PM pollution on skin using elemental markers as a proxy for PM. Skin tape strips were collected from forehead and buttock of 100 outdoor workers in Beijing, China. Skin samples were analyzed for 19 elemental markers using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. To determine the specific elemental signature of PM for the region, air samples were collected over 7 days for PM < 2.5 μm (PM_2.5) and analyzed for the same 19 elements as the skin samples. An enrichment factor was calculated for each element and the potential source was evaluated. Using the elemental markers unique to PM pollution for the region, the PM concentration deposited on skin was determined to be 0.621–2.53 μg PM_2.5 /cm². This method can be re-applied in different regions and the PM concentration on skin can inform future studies on the health impact of air pollution on skin.

更新日期：2020-12-15

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