Metal(loid)s urinary level among workers of gas refinery and petrochemical companies: Health risk assessment of metal(loid)s in drinking water and dust

Geospatial pattern of topsoil pollution and multi-endpoint toxicity in the petrochemical area of Augusta-Priolo (eastern Sicily, Italy)

“…Moreover, chemical mixtures of environmental pollutants in the vicinity of petrochemical industries have become the focus of much current interest, with studies recently reporting on characterization of these mixtures (Signa et al, 2017;Relić et al, 2019;Di Bella et al, 2020). The presence of such classes of compounds have also for some time raised concerns about potential impacts on human and environmental health (Park et al, 2006;Weng et al, 2008;Cernigliaro et al, 2016Cernigliaro et al, , 2019Reinecke et al, 2016;Santoro et al, 2017;Yuan et al, 2018;Kafaei et al, 2019). In particular, topsoil from areas around oil refineries have been the subject of both chemical analyses (Li et al, 2009;Di Leonardo et al, 2014;Bayat et al, 2015;Benlaribi and Djebbar, 2020;Di Bella et al, 2020;Wang et al, 2020) and biological effects assessments using specific bioassay models which have provided evidence for multiple adverse effects (Höss et al, 2009;González et al, 2013;Hentati et al, 2013;Reinecke et al, 2016;Maisano et al, 2017;Copat et al, 2020).…”

“…Indeed, apart from concerns regarding population health coming to the fore, reports on occupational exposures in petrochemical facilities have also found increased risk of negative impacts on health. In China it has been reported that women exposed to petrochemicals in a Beijing industrial complex had a 2.7-2.9 times higher incidence of miscarriage compared to non-exposed women in the same plant (Xu et al, 1998), while exposure in the gas and petrochemical industries was also shown to increase concentrations of metals such as arsenic, nickel, cadmium, manganese and vanadium in urine (Kafaei et al, 2019).…”

Correlation analysis between occupational stress and metabolic syndrome in workers of a petrochemical enterprise: based on two assessment models of occupational stress

“…However, as a special occupational group, workers in petrochemical enterprises have more serious occupational health and safety problems such as toxic and harmful substances, high temperature and high pressure due to the particularity of production technology and raw and auxiliary materials. In addition to long-term exposure to chemical poisons, noise, dust, ionizing radiation and other occupational harmful factors [ 28 ], workers in petrochemical enterprises are also exposed to a variety of stressors such as night shifts [ 29 ], which increase the risk of occupational stress. A cohort study of Korean workers showed that long-term exposure to occupational hazards such as physical factors, chemical toxicants and dusts can lead to occupational stress in workers and have adverse effects on their physical and mental health [ 30 ].…”

Toxicological profile and potential health concerns through metals and trace elements exposure in brick kiln workers from Lahore, Pakistan

“…Traditional brick kiln units, found primarily in countries such as Nepal, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, are the primary sources of brick production, and they signi cantly contribute to air and water pollution. This poses an array of health concerns for exposed populations, particularly workers (Skinder et al, 2014;Junaid et al, 2016;Kafaei et al, 2019).…”