Health impact assessment of short-term exposure to NO2 in Kermanshah, Iran using AirQ model

Khaniabadi, Yusef Omidi; Goudarzi, Gholamreza; Heidari, Ali Mirza; Daryanoosh, Seyed Mohammad

doi:10.15171/ehem.2016.06

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“…The AirQ2.2.3 model can be used to estimate the cumulative number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants for each concentration range, the associated relative risk, and the number of HARD cases [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]14].…”

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Estimation of Particulate Matter Impact on Human Health within the Urban Environment of Athens City, Greece

2017

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Abstract:The main objective of this work is the assessment of the annual number of hospital admissions for respiratory diseases (HARD) due to the exposure to inhalable particulate matter (PM 10 ), within the greater Athens area (GAA), Greece. To achieve this aim, on the one hand, time series of the particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than 10 µm (PM 10 ) recorded in six monitoring stations located in the GAA, for a 13-year period 2001-2013, have been statistically analyzed. On the other hand, the AirQ2.2.3 software developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) was used to evaluate adverse health effects by PM 10 in the GAA during the examined period. The results show that, during the examined period, PM 10 concentrations present a significant decreasing trend. Also, the mean annual HARD cases per 100,000 inhabitants ranged between 20 (suburban area) and 40 (city center area). Approximately 70% of the annual HARD cases are due to city center residents. In all examined sites, a declining trend in the annual number of HARD cases appears. Moreover, a strong relation between the annual number of HARD cases and the annual number of days exceeding the European Union daily PM 10 threshold value was found.

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Estimation of Particulate Matter Impact on Human Health within the Urban Environment of Athens City, Greece

2017

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“…In addition, there are 5 cement silos at this plant. The plant has an area of about 2300 m 2 , and the height of the wall is about 230 cm.…”

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“…Air pollution is a mixture of different atmospheric pollutants such as particulate matter (PM), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide, ozone, sulfur dioxide, etc. In recent decades, researchers have investigated short-term and long-term exposure to air pollutants and the outcome of such exposure on human health (2).…”

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Assessment of role of concrete factories in particulate matter emissions, 2015-2016, using the AQI index and zoning by GIS software (Case study: Nasr Kashan Concrete Factory)

Kushkbaghi

Ehrampoush

Mirhosseinidehabadi

2017

Environ Health Eng Manag

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Background: Reducing the effects of climate change and air pollution is a global priority at present. To formulate effective policies for achieving such a reduction requires a good understanding of the underlying phenomena. This study assessed the role of Nasr Kashan Factory in the emissions of particulate matter (PM). Methods: In this cross-sectional study, PM concentrations at 9 stations inside and around the Nasr Kashan Concrete Factory were determined at the unit's active and inactive times. The air quality index (AQI) was obtained and data was entered into ArcGIS 10.2 to obtain a zoning map of PM dispersion. Results:The results showed that all AQI peaks were within the very healthy or the healthy range at the Factory's inactive times. When the factory was working, the AQIs ranged from 24.1 to 634 μg/m 3 , which falls into the good and very hazardous categories. These results were dependent upon distance from the factory and were further affected by other produced factors of PM10. Conclusion:The results of this paper showed that average PM emissions at the Nasr Kashan Concrete Factory were much lower during inactive times than during times of activity. Therefore, the Nasr Kashan Concrete Factory plays an important role in the emission of PM and in air pollution in the studied area. PM concentrations were higher near and inside the studied factory, and the AQI was in the hazardous category.

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“…Development in urban areas, increasing consumption of energy, and population growth are some of the most important factors that threaten health and environment (6)(7)(8)(9)(10). Combined cycle processes are the major sources of air pollutants in terms of quality and quantity of fuel combustion (11). When the fuels are burned, they emit toxins and global warming emissions, the most important of which are oxides of monoxide, oxides of sulfur, and dioxide, that are being discharged into the atmosphere (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18).…”

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An assessment on dispersion of carbon monoxide from a cement factory

Rashidi

Keishams

Moradi

et al. 2017

Environ Health Eng Manag

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Background: Modeling the dispersion of pollutants from factory stacks addresses the problem of matching emissions of a cement plant with the capacity of the environment to avoid affecting the environment and society. The main objective of this study was to simulate the dispersion of carbon monoxide (CO) from the main stack of a cement plant in Doroud, Iran using SCREEN3 software developed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). Methods: Four samplings were conducted to measure the concentration of CO in the three-stack flow of a cement factory. The input parameters were those affecting gas dispersion and included CO rate, meteorological parameters, factors associated with the stack, and various factors related to the receptor. All factors were incorporated in the model, and dispersion was modeled by SCREEN3. Results: Southwesterly winds have been dominant in the past 5 years. According to the results of this study, the highest and the lowest CO levels were estimated by the model in spring and autumn as having maximum amounts of 842.06 and 88.31 µg/m 3 , respectively, within distances of 526 and 960 m from the cement plant, respectively, at a downwind southwesterly direction from the plant. Conclusion: Although the maximum predicted CO levels in each of the four seasons were lower than the NAAQS criteria, the simulation results can be used as a base for reducing CO emissions to prevent the potentially significant health and environmental impacts imposed by long-term contact to such emissions.

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Health impact assessment of short-term exposure to NO2 in Kermanshah, Iran using AirQ model

Cited by 23 publications

References 25 publications

Estimation of Particulate Matter Impact on Human Health within the Urban Environment of Athens City, Greece

Estimation of Particulate Matter Impact on Human Health within the Urban Environment of Athens City, Greece

Assessment of role of concrete factories in particulate matter emissions, 2015-2016, using the AQI index and zoning by GIS software (Case study: Nasr Kashan Concrete Factory)

An assessment on dispersion of carbon monoxide from a cement factory

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