Characteristics of Respirable Particulate Metals Emitted by a Beehive Firework Display in YanShuei Area of Southern Taiwan

Lin, Chih Chung; Tsai, Jen Hsiung; Huang, Kuo‐Lin; Yeh, Chi-Fu; Chen, Hsiu-Lin; Chen, Shui Jen; Lee, Jia Twu; Hsieh, Yi-Chin

doi:10.4209/aaqr.2016.08.0346

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“…Meanwhile, fireworks burning becomes an important pollution source during the Spring Festival. There have been some studies on the characteristics of fireworks pollution, including its impacts on fine and coarse particles (Chang et al, 2011;Huang et al, 2012;Li et al, 2013;Jing et al, 2014;Zhao et al, 2014;Jiang et al, 2015;Lin et al, 2016), source apportionment (Feng et al, 2012;Tian et al, 2014b) and human health risk assessment Shi et al, 2014;Yang et al, 2014).…”

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Chemical Characteristics of PM2.5 during 2015 Spring Festival in Beijing, China

Zhang

Wei

Tang

et al. 2017

Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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Air pollution especially of PM 2.5 pollution is a serious problem in Beijing. In order to quantify the effect of a festival in which pollution was expected to be reduced, we collected and analyzed PM 2.5 samples in urban Beijing during the 2015 Spring Festival (from February 9 th to March 6 th 2015). We divided the sampling period into three phases: non-haze, haze and firework days. The average concentration of PM 2.5 was highest on firework days at 248.9 µg m -3 , followed by haze days (199.9 µg m -3 ) and non-haze days (90.8 µg m -3 ). The air quality of non-haze days during the holiday was better than that during non-holiday periods. 2-/K + and Cl -/K + effectively distinguished the characteristics of PM 2.5 between firework events and haze days. Ion balance calculations indicated that the acidity of PM 2.5 from firework days was higher than that from haze and non-haze days. A method using enrichment factors (EF) found that crustal elements (EF < 10 on all three types of days) included Ca, Al, Fe, Na, Co, Ni, P, Ti, and V; firework elements (EF > 10 on firework days, significantly higher than haze days) were made up of Ba, Cr, Cu, Mg, Pb, S, Si, and Zn; common anthropogenic pollution elements (EF > 10 in all three types of days) were As, Cd, Cu, Pb, S, Sb, Zn. Differences in chemical characteristics indicated that holidays such as the Spring Festival can affect air pollution patterns in two ways: a decrease in the population and vehicles but an increase in activities such as firework displays.

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Chemical Characteristics of PM2.5 during 2015 Spring Festival in Beijing, China

Zhang

Wei

Tang

et al. 2017

Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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“…The main factors that determine the severity of health consequences depend on the concentration of pollutants in ambient air and the duration of exposure to polluted air ( 12 , 13 ). The most important way air pollutants enter the body are through the respiratory system, digestion, swallowing, skin, nasal mucosa, and eyes, which cause various diseases including cataracts, skin diseases (itching, redness, and dry skin), cardiovascular disease, the upper and lower respiratory system, gastrointestinal diseases, various cancers (stomach, intestines, brain, lungs, ovaries, and prostate), infertility and unwanted abortion, especially in groups sensitive to air pollution (children, the elderly, heart and respiratory patients) and eventually death ( 4 , 14 – 16 ).…”

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Health Endpoint of Exposure to Criteria Air Pollutants in Ambient Air of on a Populated in Ahvaz City, Iran

Borsi

Sarizadeh

Dastoorpoor

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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The presence of criteria air pollutants (CAP) in the ambient air of a populated inhalation region is one of the main serious public health concerns. The present study evaluated the number of cardiovascular mortalities (CM), hospital admissions with cardiovascular disease (HACD), and hospital admissions for respiratory disease (HARD) due to CAP exposure between 2010 and 2014. The study used the Air Q model and descriptive analysis to investigate the health endpoint attributed to the ground level of ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfide dioxide (SO2), and particle matter (PM10). Baseline incidence (BI) and relative risk (RR) are the most important factors in the evaluation of health outcomes from exposure to CAP in the ambient air of a populated area according to EPA and the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. Our study showed that annual cases of cardiovascular mortality during the period 2010–2014 relating to particle mater were 478, 506, 469, 427, and 371; ozone was 19, 24, 43, 56, and 49; nitrogen dioxide was 18, 20, 23, 27, and 21; and sulfide dioxide was 26, 31, 37, 43 and 11, in the years 2010 to 2014, respectively. These results indicate that the number of hospital admissions for respiratory disease attributed to PM were 2054, 2277, 2675, 2042, and 1895; O3 was 27, 35, 58, 73, and 63; NO2 was 23, 24, 15, 25, and 18; and SO2 was 23, 24, 25, 30, and 20, in the years from 2010 to 2014, respectively. The results also showed that the number of hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease related to particle mater was 560, 586, 529, 503, and 472; ozone was 22, 32, 38, 55, and 51; nitrogen dioxide was 19, 18, 13, 21, and 14; and sulfide dioxide was 12, 14, 16, 22, and 9, in the same period, respectively. Observations showed that most of the pollution was from outdoor air and in the human respiratory tract. Increased levels of sulfide dioxide, particle matter, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone can cause additional morbidity and mortality for exposed populations. According to the results, it is possible to help increase the level of public health. The use of these findings could also be of great help to health professionals and facilitators at regional and national levels.

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“…These celebrations can cause acute short-term air quality degradation 7 and long-term negative health effects on humans 8,9 . The burning of fireworks emits organic compounds, metals and gaseous pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and ozone into the atmosphere 3,7,[10][11][12][13][14][15] . Due to the burning of fireworks, sudden and dramatic increase in air pollution has also been reported by Zhang et al, 16 .…”

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Respirable Mercury Particulates and Other Chemical Constituents in Festival Aerosols in Delhi

Arora

Kumari

Kulshrestha

2018

Curr. World Environ

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The display of fireworks emits a large amount of gaseous and particulate pollutants which accumulate in the atmosphere for a short period and have adverse effects on human health, and climate. Significant accumulation takes place due to episodic emissions of fireworks during special events such as New Year, Cricket match and Deepawali festivals etc. This study reports PM10 loads and chemical compounds during episodic emission of Deepawali by collecting aerosols samples during Pre-Deepawali period (Pre), on the day of Deepawali (D), and Post-Deepawali period (Post), in order to assess the change in chemical composition of air due to fireworks. PM10 aerosol samples were collected by using Respirable Dust Sampler (RDS) at JNU in South Delhi. The samples were analyzed for chemical constituents such as Particulate Mercury (HgP) by using Differential Pulse Anodic Stripping Voltammetry (DPASV) technique, Elemental Carbon (EC) and Organic Carbon (OC) by using a thermal/optical analyzer and metal oxides by using Energy Dispersive X-Ray (EDX). For the morphological characterization of particles Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) was used. The results showed that particulate mercury (HgP) and PM10 loadings were relatively higher in the samples collected on Deepawali day as compared to Pre- Deepawali and Post-Deepawali samples. The order of metal oxides was recorded as K>Al>S>Cl>Ca>Fe and Ba, Mg and Ti were present only on the day of Deepawali, indicating its contribution from fireworks. OC and EC showed a strong correlation with PM10 concentrations. A strong linkage of K with Al (r=0.92) and S (r=0.83), as well as of Fe with Ca (r=0.94) was observed during Deepawali festival week. Also, S showed its association with PM10 concentration suggesting its emission from combustion of sulphur containing raw material of fireworks. The study suggests that the firework emissions significantly affect air quality, increasing the possibility of respiratory illness.

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Characteristics of Respirable Particulate Metals Emitted by a Beehive Firework Display in YanShuei Area of Southern Taiwan

Cited by 10 publications

References 28 publications

Chemical Characteristics of PM2.5 during 2015 Spring Festival in Beijing, China

Chemical Characteristics of PM2.5 during 2015 Spring Festival in Beijing, China

Health Endpoint of Exposure to Criteria Air Pollutants in Ambient Air of on a Populated in Ahvaz City, Iran

Respirable Mercury Particulates and Other Chemical Constituents in Festival Aerosols in Delhi

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