Investigation of health risk assessment and odor pollution of volatile organic compounds from industrial activities in the Yangtze River Delta region, China

Jia, Haohao; Gao, Song; Duan, Yusen; Fu, Qingyan; Che, Xiang; Xu, Hui; Wang, Zhuo; Cheng, Jin

doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111474

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“…This is because the production and the transportation of chemical products in the chemical industrial park are the only sources of BTEX for the InCP samples. In the case of the OuCP samples, the BTEX concentration is affected by a combination of chemical production, coal and biomass burning, automobile exhaust emissions, and other industrial activities such as iron and steel production [ 1 ].…”

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“…Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a class of organic chemicals that easily vaporize and enter the environment at room temperature. There is great concern about the potential harm they can cause to human health and the environment [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]. VOCs are mainly emitted from biological and anthropogenic sources [ 6 , 7 ] and are widespread in the environment because of their volatility.…”

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Investigation on Distribution and Risk Assessment of Volatile Organic Compounds in Surface Water, Sediment, and Soil in a Chemical Industrial Park and Adjacent Area

Lei

Sun

Zhu³

et al. 2021

Molecules

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The occurrences, distributions, and risks of 55 target volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in water, sediment, sludge, and soil samples taken from a chemical industrial park and the adjacent area were investigated in this study. The Σ55-VOCs concentrations in the water, sediment, sludge, and soil samples were 1.22–5449.21 μg L−1, ND–52.20 ng g−1, 21.53 ng g−1, and ND–11.58 ng g−1, respectively. The main products in this park are medicines, pesticides, and novel materials. As for the species of VOCs, aromatic hydrocarbons were the dominant VOCs in the soil samples, whereas halogenated aliphatic hydrocarbons were the dominant VOCs in the water samples. The VOCs concentrations in water samples collected at different locations varied by 1–3 orders of magnitude, and the average concentration in river water inside the park was obviously higher than that in river water outside the park. However, the risk quotients for most of the VOCs indicated a low risk to the relevant, sensitive aquatic organisms in the river water. The average VOCs concentration in soil from the park was slightly higher than that from the adjacent area. This result showed that the chemical industrial park had a limited impact on the surrounding soil, while the use of pesticides, incomplete combustion of coal and biomass, and automobile exhaust emissions are all potential sources of the VOCs in the environmental soil. The results of this study could be used to evaluate the effects of VOCs emitted from chemical production and transportation in the park on the surrounding environment.

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Investigation on Distribution and Risk Assessment of Volatile Organic Compounds in Surface Water, Sediment, and Soil in a Chemical Industrial Park and Adjacent Area

Lei

Sun

Zhu³

et al. 2021

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“…Exposure to air pollutants by ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact are vital exposure scenarios for people. In industrial parks, inhalation is generally considered to be the main route of exposure to VOCs for workers [31][32][33]. In this study, the lifetime cancer risk (LCR) and hazard index (HI) (https://www.epa.gov/risk/risk-assessment-guidancesuperfund-rags-part-f) (accessed on 12 July 2022) were used to assess the carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic risks of inhaled VOCs for workers.…”

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Emission Characteristics and Health Risks of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Measured in a Typical Recycled Rubber Plant in China

Wang

Yan

Gao

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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The continued development of the automotive industry has led to a rapid increase in the amount of waste rubber tires, the problem of “black pollution” has become more serious but is often ignored. In this study, the emission characteristics, health risks, and environmental effects of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from a typical, recycled rubber plant were studied. A total of 15 samples were collected by summa canisters, and 100 VOC species were detected by the GC/MS-FID system. In this study, the total VOCs (TVOCs) concentration ranged from 1000 ± 99 to 19,700 ± 19,000 µg/m3, aromatics and alkanes were the predominant components, and m/p-xylene (14.63 ± 4.07%–48.87 ± 3.20%) could be possibly regarded as a VOCs emission marker. We also found that specific similarities and differences in VOCs emission characteristics in each process were affected by raw materials, production conditions, and process equipment. The assessment of health risks showed that devulcanizing and cooling had both non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks, yarding had carcinogenic risks, and open training and refining had potential carcinogenic risks. Moreover, m/p-xylene and benzene were the main non-carcinogenic species, while benzene, ethylbenzene, and carbon tetrachloride were the dominant risk compounds. In the evaluation results of LOH, m/p-xylene (25.26–67.87%) was identified as the most key individual species and should be prioritized for control. In conclusion, the research results will provide the necessary reference to standardize the measurement method of the VOCs source component spectrum and build a localized source component spectrum.

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“…The concentrations of BD in small cities and rural areas are usually lower, as a result, the cancer risks are lower (approximately 10 -6 ) [ 74 , 75 ]. On the other hand, the cancer risks at industrial sites or in areas with industrial point sources of BD are usually high [ 76 ]; the risks at heavily-polluted sites or those caused by occupational exposure can even reach 10 -3 [ 27 , 53 , 77 ]. Due to its high inhalation unit cancer risk, BD is often a major contributor to the total cancer risks caused by VOCs in industrial sites.…”

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1,3-Butadiene: a ubiquitous environmental mutagen and its associations with diseases

Chen

Zhang

2022

Genes and Environ

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Abstract1,3-Butadiene (BD) is a petrochemical manufactured in high volumes. It is a human carcinogen and can induce lymphohematopoietic cancers, particularly leukemia, in occupationally-exposed workers. BD is an air pollutant with the major environmental sources being automobile exhaust and tobacco smoke. It is one of the major constituents and is considered the most carcinogenic compound in cigarette smoke. The BD concentrations in urban areas usually vary between 0.01 and 3.3 μg/m3 but can be significantly higher in some microenvironments. For BD exposure of the general population, microenvironments, particularly indoor microenvironments, are the primary determinant and environmental tobacco smoke is the main contributor. BD has high cancer risk and has been ranked the second or the third in the environmental pollutants monitored in most urban areas, with the cancer risks exceeding 10-5. Mutagenicity/carcinogenicity of BD is mediated by its genotoxic metabolites but the specific metabolite(s) responsible for the effects in humans have not been determined. BD can be bioactivated to yield three mutagenic epoxide metabolites by cytochrome P450 enzymes, or potentially be biotransformed into a mutagenic chlorohydrin by myeloperoxidase, a peroxidase almost specifically present in neutrophils and monocytes. Several urinary BD biomarkers have been developed, among which N-acetyl-S-(4-hydroxy-2-buten-1-yl)-L-cysteine is the most sensitive and is suitable for biomonitoring BD exposure in the general population. Exposure to BD has been associated with leukemia, cardiovascular disease, and possibly reproductive effects, and may be associated with several cancers, autism, and asthma in children. Collectively, BD is a ubiquitous pollutant that has been associated with a range of adverse health effects and diseases with children being a subpopulation with potentially greater susceptibility. Its adverse effects on human health may have been underestimated and more studies are needed.

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Investigation of health risk assessment and odor pollution of volatile organic compounds from industrial activities in the Yangtze River Delta region, China

Cited by 53 publications

References 27 publications

Investigation on Distribution and Risk Assessment of Volatile Organic Compounds in Surface Water, Sediment, and Soil in a Chemical Industrial Park and Adjacent Area

Investigation on Distribution and Risk Assessment of Volatile Organic Compounds in Surface Water, Sediment, and Soil in a Chemical Industrial Park and Adjacent Area

Emission Characteristics and Health Risks of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Measured in a Typical Recycled Rubber Plant in China

1,3-Butadiene: a ubiquitous environmental mutagen and its associations with diseases

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