Manganese pollution in the city environment and its relationship to traffic density
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11039726 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Morris M Joselow, Eric Tobias, R Koehler, S COLEMAN, S E Coleman, John D Bogden, J Bogden, D Gause |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 557-560 |
| Publication date | 1978-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.68.6.557 |
| PMID | 655314 |
| OpenAlex | W2000280910 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
As lead is phased out of gasoline, other additives with anti-knock properties, particularly organic manganese compounds, are being substituted. Unavoidably, such compounds go through the combustion process, are eliminated in exhaust gases, and become part of the city environment. To obtain some indication of the extent of this new pollution street soils from various locations in a heavily trafficked city (Newark, NJ) were analyzed for manganese and lead by atomic absorption. Highly signigicant inverse relationships were found between the concentrations of both contaminants and distances from major traffic arteries. Strong circumstantial evidence is thus provided that: 1) manganese pollution is occurring, along with lead, in the city environment; 2) this new pollution is related to traffic density; and 3) the most likely sources are automobile exhausts. This suspicion is further strengthened by the significant correlations observed between manganese and lead contents in children's blood, suggesting a common source for both. Substantiation of the safety of this practice of adding manganese to gasoline is needed
Air pollution · Environmental health · Environmental protection · Gasoline · Manganese · Waste management · Chemistry · Ecology · Engineering · Environmental Chemistry · Environmental Engineering · Environmental Science · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity · Pollution · Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.06 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 2020 (43) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |