Assessment of potentially toxic metal contents of clay bricks manufactured and utilized as structural building material in Türkiye
 
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Prof. Dr. Şeref TURHAN Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Celalettin DURAN Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Aybaba HANÇERLİOĞULLARI Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Temel Kan BAKIR Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Ergin Murat ALTUNER Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Aslı KURNAZ Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Sabri ÜNAL Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SCOPUS dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Dergi ISSN 0944-1344 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler sprınger
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 12-2025
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 32 / 53 / 29693–29703 DOI 10.1007/s11356-025-37285-4
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-37285-4
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Özet
Building material waste stored for long periods near agricultural lands and water resources may pose a danger to the environment and human health due to the toxic chemicals and metals they contain. Clay bricks (CBs), generally produced by mixing clay and water, are formed by firing the air-dried mixture to make them durable and stable. During firing, the CB suffers some chemical and physical changes and turns into a new artificial material. CBs, known as masonry units, have been one of the most used building materials throughout the history of construction. CB may naturally contain PTMs depending on the geochemical structure of the clay used in the production phase. In this study, major and minor oxides and PTM distributions in 45 CB samples collected from 31 CB factories that provide approximately one-third of the CB utilized in buildings in Türkiye were determined for the first time using an energy …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Clay brick | EDXRF | Enrichment factor | Major oxides | Potentially toxic metal and metalloid