Impact of industrial activities on atmospheric volatile organic compounds in Sihwa-Banwol, the largest industrial area in South Korea

Kim, Minji; Seo, Young-Kyo; Kim, Jong‐Ho; Baek, Sung‐Ok

doi:10.1007/s11356-020-09217-x

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“…VOCs The VOC measurement method was based on the USEPA TO-17 protocol, which has been used in several field studies (Baek et al 2015(Baek et al , 2020aKim, et al 2020;Seo et al 2014). VOCs were collected twice per day (09:00−12:00 and 14:00−17:00) by drawing air through a stainless-steel tube (0.6 mm x 9 cm, Perkin Elmer, UK) packed with double sorbents: 120 mg and 280 mg of Carbograph-2TD and Carbograph-1TD (40/60 mesh, Markes, UK) in the front and back positions, respectively.…”

Section: Measurement Of Vapor Phase Hapsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some HAPs are correlated with industrial activities, and others are correlated with fossil fuel combustion (Baek et al 2019;Kim et al 2020). Accordingly, the seasonal variability of HAPs may be different for individual species.…”

Section: Relationship Between Hap Concentrations and Ambient Temperaturementioning

confidence: 99%

“…East Asia is seriously affected by air pollution, particularly ambient particulate matter (PM) Park et al 2019;Parrish and Zhu 2009). The association of environmental factors with cancer in humans (IARC 2018;USEPA 2019;WHO 2000) has focused attention on the adverse effects of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs, or air toxics) in urban and industrial areas (Kim et al 2020;Scheffe et al 2016;Wu et al 2011).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Canadian Environmental protection Act listed some of the 187 HAPs named by the USEPA as "toxic substances" (Bari and Kindzierski 2017). The Japan Ministry of Environment listed 248 toxic chemicals as specific airborne hazardous substances and selected 23 of them as priority pollutants (Baek et al 2020). The Korean Clean Air Act defines HAPs as specific air toxics that adversely affect the public by prolonged exposure to low concentrations.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The list of HAPs in Korea expanded from 16 in 1978Korea expanded from 16 in to 35 in 2007. Because of these low numbers, the Korean policies for managing HAPs have been criticized as being inferior to those in the US and Japan (Kim et al 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Concentrations, health risks, and sources of hazardous air pollutants in Seoul-Incheon, a megacity area in Korea

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We conducted ambient monitoring of various hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) for 2 years (2013-2015) in two adjacent Korean cities in a megacity area: Seoul and Incheon. Measured HAPs included volatile organic compounds (VOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and heavy metals (HMs). The objectives of this study were to evaluate the spatiotemporal variations of HAPs, to prioritize HAPs based on health risks, to identify sources using a receptor-based model, and to estimate source-specific risks. Overall, the HAP levels in Incheon were higher than those in Seoul. The concentrations of combustion-origin HAPs, such as PAHs and some HMs, were significantly higher during the heating period than during the non-heating period. However, most VOCs exhibited an opposite trend. Benzo[a]pyrene showed the highest cancer risk in both cities, followed by formaldehyde, arsenic, and benzene; trichloroethylene was the only species that exceeded the hazard quotient of 1. Cumulative cancer risks were 2.0 × 10-4 in Seoul and 2.7 × 10-4 in Incheon. Major sources and their contributions to each HAP concentration were estimated by positive matrix factorization modeling. Based on source-specific risk assessments, we suggest that both cities should give high priority to the control of traffic pollution and the supply of cleaner fuels in non-residential sectors. Reducing carbonyl concentrations in Seoul and industrial emissions in Incheon is also necessary. Establishing new ambient standards for benzo[a]pyrene and formaldehyde is worth considering as a long-term measure. This study provides scientific information on the occurrence, health risks, and sources of various HAPs in large urban areas.

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High-solution emission characters and health risks of volatile organic compounds for sprayers in automobile repair industries

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The increasing automobile repair industries (ARIs) with spray facilities have become an important volatile organic compounds (VOCs) pollution source in China. However, the VOCs health risk assessment for long-term exposure in ARIs have not been well characterized. In this study, though sampled VOCs from 51 typical ARIs in Beijing, the relationship between emission patterns, average daily exposure concentrations (EC) and health risks were comprehensively analyzed with the health assessment method for spray operators, and the studies consider the health effects of the sprayers for ve processes due to the difference in raw materials. Results showed that oxygen VOCs (OVOCs) and aromatics were the main VOCs components in solvent-based and water-based workshops, respectively. And ARIs operator's daily VOCs inhalation EC was 11.24-1460.70 µg•m − 3 . The method of inhalation exposure health risk assessment was rstly used to evaluate carcinogenicity and non-carcinogenicity risk for sprayers in ARIs.The cumulative lifetime carcinogenic risk (LCR) for 24 sampled VOCs were within acceptable ranges, while the mean hazard index (HI) with 44 sampled VOCs was over 1. Among them, the LCR and HI of VOCs in solvent-based spraying workshops were 8.72E-12 to 5.66E-7 and 0.13 to 22.37, and ethanol had a high carcinogenic risk. Of these, the mean HI associated with aromatics were 6.45 to 9.64. Our study will provide the important references for the standard of VOCs occupational exposure health limits in ARIs.

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Ozonation of styrene in the flue gas from fiberglass reinforced plastics manufacturing facility: Laboratory and on-site studies

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Korean J. Chem. Eng.

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Impact of industrial activities on atmospheric volatile organic compounds in Sihwa-Banwol, the largest industrial area in South Korea

Cited by 19 publications

References 32 publications

Concentrations, health risks, and sources of hazardous air pollutants in Seoul-Incheon, a megacity area in Korea

Concentrations, health risks, and sources of hazardous air pollutants in Seoul-Incheon, a megacity area in Korea

High-solution emission characters and health risks of volatile organic compounds for sprayers in automobile repair industries

Ozonation of styrene in the flue gas from fiberglass reinforced plastics manufacturing facility: Laboratory and on-site studies

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