Environmental Assessment of Brick Kilns in Chihuahua State, México, Using Digital Cartography

Avitia, Alba Yadira Corral; Covarrubias, Antonio de la Mora

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“…Brick making around the world has been highlighted as having many and significant detrimental environmental impacts [3,17,54,55]. These impacts include deterioration of air quality, climate change, human health effects, impacts on vegetation, loss of soil fertility [2,8,14,20,30,34,49,50], deterioration of animal life, heritage sites, sculptures and metallic structures [2,3,8,20,36].…”

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“…The two major stages of production that generate air pollutants in the traditional brick making industries are the excavation and firing stages. Fugitive emissions, majorly PM10 are associated with excavation [54,57]. However, majority of the gaseous and particulate pollutants generated from brick making are released during brick firing [12].…”

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Traditional Brick Making, Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts: A Case Study of Vhembe District, South Africa

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The brick making industry, despite its contribution to environmental pollution, plays a major role in the economic growth of South Africa, with the traditional technology accounting for a significant proportion of the total clay brick production. The aim of this study is to undertake a comprehensive description of the production phases of the traditional brick making sector in Vhembe district and how this contributes to air pollution. The study comprised a series of interviews and questionnaires of key role players from two small villages, Manini and Tshilungoma in the Vhembe district. In-situ observations of the production methods and phases were also undertaken between June and December 2019. The brick making production phases used in Vhembe district are excavation, preparation, moulding, drying and firing. An average estimate of 34,683 bricks is fired monthly per brick kiln in Vhembe district. Emissions from brick making organisations had resulted into several public health and environmental risks. To reduce environmental degradation, the incorporation of industrial and environmental wastes into brick making and the gradual transition to environmentally friendly technology such as Vertical Shaft brick kiln (VSBK) should be embraced. Thus, traditional brick making implemented with appropriate sustainable environmental technology has the potential to improve the socio-economic status of the brick makers.

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“…Respiratory health issues are of great concern in the Paso del Norte region and many respiratory diseases are attributed to air pollution in the area. Specifically, main contributors to air pollution in this area are the brick kilns [5]. This is a very serious problem due to the 313 brick kilns distributed in Juarez City and the hazardous fuels that are combusted for brick manufacturing.…”

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Oxidative stress in brickmakers of Juárez City, Chihuahua, México: Case-control study

Gómez-Oliván¹,

Corral-Avitia²,

Carrasco-Urrutia³

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A case-control study was conducted in a brickmaker's community in Juarez City, Chihuahua in Mexico. This population has been chronically exposed to a wide spectrum of potentially health-damaging pollutants that include coarse, fine and ultrafine particles, carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogen and sulphur, transitional metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), volatile organic compounds and bioaerosols. Lipid peroxidation level (LPX) and protein carbonyl content (PCC) help to evaluate oxidized protein content and activity of the antioxidant enzymes: superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were evaluated in blood samples of study participants. The group of occupationally exposed (OE) workers consisted of 30 individuals ranging in age from 25 to 55 years, with a mean of 15 years in a brick production-related job. The control group included 30 volunteers who were neither environmentally nor occupationally exposed to brick production activities and whose sociodemographic characteristics were similar to the OE group. Results indicate that none of workers used any type of protective equipment (respirator or face mask, gloves, coveralls) during brick manufacturing. LPX and PCC significantly increased (p < 0.5) in the OE group compared to the control group. SOD, CAT and GPx activity was significantly increased (p < 0.5) in the OE group compared to the control group. Therefore, evaluation of stress oxidative biomarkers is advisable in order to assay chronic exposure to workers in brick manufacturing.

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Impact of brick kilning industry in peri-urban Bangladesh

Saha

Hosain²

2016

International Journal of Environmental Studies

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Environmental Assessment of Brick Kilns in Chihuahua State, México, Using Digital Cartography

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Traditional Brick Making, Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts: A Case Study of Vhembe District, South Africa

Traditional Brick Making, Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts: A Case Study of Vhembe District, South Africa

Oxidative stress in brickmakers of Juárez City, Chihuahua, México: Case-control study

Impact of brick kilning industry in peri-urban Bangladesh

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Environmental Assessment of Brick Kilns in Chihuahua State, México, Using Digital Cartography

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Traditional Brick Making, Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts: A Case Study of Vhembe District, South Africa

Traditional Brick Making, Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts: A Case Study of Vhembe District, South Africa

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