Evaluation of risk assessment of landfill emissions and their impacts on human health

Lakhouit, Abderrahim; Alsulami, Badr T.

doi:10.1007/s12517-020-06218-5

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“…Comparison of the average concentrations of each BTEX compound in different countries [21,30,[50][51][52] with our study shows that the concentrations of VOCs in our case study site were more intense in ambient air compared to the results of similar surveys. There was a significant difference among concentrations of VOCs in landfills of different countries.…”

Section: Comparison Of Vocs Concentrations In Different Countries/landfill Sitessupporting

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Investigation of the Presence Volatile Organic Compounds (BTEX) in the Ambient Air and Biogases Produced by a Shiraz Landfill in Southern Iran

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The generation and emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) affects the environment and air quality, playing an important role in global warming, depletion of atmospheric ozone and emission of unpleasant odors, but also directly affect human health. This study investigated the health risks of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene (BTEX) compounds and biogas released in and around the municipal landfill. Sampling of the VOCs was carried out by the 1501NIOSH method from 8 points over 5 months. The samples were analyzed for BTEX in the ambient air of the landfill, resulting in 0.03–18.09 ppm concentrations, while for biogases a 0.08–25.2 ppm range was found. Assessment of definite health and potential risks showed that the lifetime cancer risk (LCR) for benzene and hazard quotient (HQ) for the BTEX components in all studied sampling sites are higher than the acceptable standard. The high concentration of benzene measured in ambient air indicated that petroleum compounds containing benzene and its derivatives have the highest value in the category of BTEX compounds among all emissions. Therefore, high concentrations of volatile compounds derived from VOCs, especially benzene, should be reduced at the site with control engineering measures.

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Section: Comparison Of Vocs Concentrations In Different Countries/landfill Sitessupporting

confidence: 56%

Investigation of the Presence Volatile Organic Compounds (BTEX) in the Ambient Air and Biogases Produced by a Shiraz Landfill in Southern Iran

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“…Since 75% of landfills in Gilan province are located in forests, this causes deforestation, which can be very dangerous to health. Cadmium (Ishchenko & Vasylkivskyi, 2020 ; Lakhouit & Alsulami, 2020 ), lead, asbestos in waste, and hardwood dust can cause skin inflammation, eczema, asthma, or other chronic diseases. Smoke from fires in large quantities causes lung irritation.…”

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“…Significant environmental damages in the process of this project can be disrupting the landscape, increasing pollution and suspended particles, evaporation of chemical compounds and water in gases from municipal waste, oil, and petroleum (fuel) leakage, absorption of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds into wastes (Lakhouit & Alsulami, 2020 ; Nair et al, 2019 ), obstruction of leachate collection and conduction system (Liu et al, 2018 ), blockage of aeration ducts, problems in feeding local livestock, concerns for the seasonal habitat of migratory and native birds, soil and water pollution (Madon et al, 2020 ), and destruction of buildings and soil texture, etc. In addition, the conditions of the landfill, which are hygienic and semi-aerobic, and the conditions of the ecological and biological system of Gilan province will cause the most damage.…”

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Comparative analytical study of the results of environmental risk assessment of urban landfills approach: bowtie, network analysis techniques (ANP), TOPSIS (case study: Gilan Province)

Abdolkhaninezhad

Monavari

Khorasani

et al. 2022

Environ Monit Assess

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Most landfill projects run in a dynamic and complex environment; therefore, uncertainty and risk are inherent. To improve the performance and reduce the damage caused by waste, risk study and its management have become necessary in implementing landfill location projects. As a result of the biodegradation of organic matter in waste, landfills produce various materials such as leachate, and gas. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct environmental risk assessments so that the destructing factors and their effects on the environment can be identified, and subsequently, control and management solutions offered. In the present study, the author has identified the most critical risks of construction phases and operation of landfills in Gilan province, using the Analytic Network Process (ANP), Delphi, and Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) techniques. According to the results, the environmental sector represents the highest risk in the construction and operation phases. Therefore, solutions for reducing or eliminating adverse outcomes have been proposed according to the bowtie method. Solutions to reduce or eliminate the adverse effects of leachate leakage from the landfill floor that causes pollution and infiltration into groundwater: installation of a conventional control system. Routing of landfill gases by passing soil filters at the highest points of landfills using the bowtie method is recommended. The results showed that anthropogenic activities related to sanitary landfilling of waste have greatly affected Gilan province in recent years.

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Biogas upgrading to methane and removal of volatile organic compounds in a system of zero-valent iron and anaerobic granular sludge

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Chrysanthou

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Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Evaluation of risk assessment of landfill emissions and their impacts on human health

Cited by 14 publications

References 25 publications

Investigation of the Presence Volatile Organic Compounds (BTEX) in the Ambient Air and Biogases Produced by a Shiraz Landfill in Southern Iran

Investigation of the Presence Volatile Organic Compounds (BTEX) in the Ambient Air and Biogases Produced by a Shiraz Landfill in Southern Iran

Comparative analytical study of the results of environmental risk assessment of urban landfills approach: bowtie, network analysis techniques (ANP), TOPSIS (case study: Gilan Province)

Biogas upgrading to methane and removal of volatile organic compounds in a system of zero-valent iron and anaerobic granular sludge

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