Concentrations of lead (pb) in road dust in bandar seri begawan, brunei darussalam

Authors

Emran, Shahrizal
Fernando, K. Rodney
Radojevic And Miroslav Radojevic

Abstract

A first-ever survey oflead (Pb) in road dust in Bandar Seri Begawan (B.S.B.), the capital of Brunei Darussalam, was carried out in 1996, three years after the introduction of unleaded petrol. The concentration of Pb at 114 sites varied between 12 and 544 µg/g (mean: 125 µg/g; standard deviation: 103 µg/g). There was a significant correlation (r=0.546) between lead in road dust and traffic volume at 17 sites for which traffic counts were available. An assessment of the potential hazard posed to children was made. It is concluded that concentration levels of Pb in road dust in B.S.B. are considerably lower than levels found in London and Hong Kong, and they do not pose a major public health hazard.

Publication Date

11-15-2017

Recommended Citation

Shahrizal, Emran,; Rodney, Fernando, K.; and Miroslav Radojevic, Radojevic And (2017) "Concentrations of lead (pb) in road dust in bandar seri begawan, brunei darussalam," ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development: Vol. 18: No. 1, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29037/ajstd.203
Available at: https://ajstd.ubd.edu.bn/journal/vol18/iss1/2