The relationship between the cement emission stacks dispersion model using AERMOD and the lung capacity of the surrounding society

Jayadipraja, Erwin Azizi; Risky, Sartini; Nofitasari, Ari; Usman, Andi Nilawati

doi:10.1016/j.enfcli.2019.07.146

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“…The generated surface and vertical meteorology files were input into AERMOD to estimate the dispersion of air pollutant emissions from mining tailings. With the application of the AERMOD model, the distribution of PM 10 (plume forecast) over the urban area was obtained (Jayadipraja et al, 2020 ).…”

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Evaluation of the danger of a tailings pile belonging to an active mine through its characterization and a dispersion model

González-Sánchez

Mendoza-Lara

Romero-Hernández

et al. 2023

Environ Monit Assess

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Mining is one of the principal economic activities in Mexico, which in addition to bringing benefits to the population, causes health and environmental problems. This activity produces a lot of wastes, but the main one is tailings. In Mexico, these wastes are disposed of in the open air, and there is no control over them, so the particles of these wastes are dispersed by wind currents to the surrounding population. In this research, tailings were characterized, finding in them particles smaller than 100 microns; in this way, tailings can enter into the respiratory system and hence can cause diseases. Furthermore, it is important to identify the toxic components. The present work does not have previous research in Mexico, and it shows a qualitative characterization of the tailings from an active mine using different analytical techniques. In addition to the data obtained from the characterization of the tailings, as well as the concentration of the toxic elements found, which were Pb and As, a dispersal model was generated and used to estimate the concentration of particles in the wind generated at the studied area. The air quality model used in this research is AERMOD, where it uses emission factors and available databases provided by Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA); Moreover, the model was coupled with meteorological information from the latest generation WRF model. The modeling results estimated that the dispersion of particles from the tailings dam can contribute up to 10.15 µg/m3 of PM10 to the air quality of the site, which, according to the characterization of the samples obtained, could be dangerous for human health and can be estimated up to a concentration of 0.04 µg/m3 of Pb and 10.90 ng/m3 of As. It is very important to make this kind of research to know the risk which people around this disposal sites are exposed to.

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Evaluation of the danger of a tailings pile belonging to an active mine through its characterization and a dispersion model

González-Sánchez

Mendoza-Lara

Romero-Hernández

et al. 2023

Environ Monit Assess

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“… 20 The maximum radius of air pollutant dispersion around the cement industry using AERMOD is up to 3 kilometers. 43 …”

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Community Health Risk Assessment of Total Suspended Particulates near a Cement Plant in Maros Regency, Indonesia

Rauf

Mallongi

Daud

et al. 2021

Journal of Health and Pollution

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Background. Cement plants generate particulate matter (PM) across processes from raw material preparation to packaging. The presence of total suspended particulates (TSP) coming out of the stack causes a high accumulation of dust in residential areas. Human exposure to TSP could affect human health and wellbeing. Objectives. The present study aims to evaluate concentrations of TSP and to estimate the health risks of TSP exposure through the inhalation pathway in communities surrounding a private cement industry in Maros regency, Indonesia. Methods. Total suspended particulates were collected using a high-volume air sampler (HVAS) at five locations. Samples were taken by grab sampling for 24 hours. The SCREEN3 program was used to view the maximum range and distribution of pollutants based on the geographical, stack profiles and meteorological factors in the study area. Hazard quotient (HQ) was used to estimate non-carcinogenic risks of TSP in surrounding communities. Results. Total suspended particulate concentrations were measured with a maximum value of 133.24 μg/m3 and a minimum value of 18.48 μg/m3. This maximum value exceeds the minimum acceptable level from Canadian National Ambient Air Quality Objectives (C-NAAQOs). The non-carcinogenic risks from the inhalation pathway were low except for location 3 (HQ>1) across all locations. Conclusions. The cement plant may significantly contribute to total TSP concentrations in air and may potentially have adverse effects on human health. Communities near the cement plant are vulnerable to TSP exposure and measures are needed to reduce TSP in Maros regency, Indonesia. Participant Consent. Obtained Ethics Approval. This study was approved by the Health Research Ethics Committee of Hasanuddin University with protocol number 28920093022. Competing Interests. The authors declare no competing financial interests.

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“…While for industrial use the MAL for As is 260 ppm and some samples exceed this value except samples z-1, z-2, z-5, z-8 and z-10 and the MAL for Pb is 800 ppm where all samples exceed this limit except sample z-8. According to the literature and due to the measured particle size, these can cause damage to the population and the environment, due to the direct inhalation of the tailings, however, according to the measured pH values and the characterization of the samples, the abundance of carbonates and the basic pH of the samples, both As and Pb will have a low dilution to bodies of water by forming insoluble species and by not generating acid drainage(M. over the urban area was obtained (Jayadipraja et al, 2020).…”

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Evaluation of the danger of a tailings pile belonging to an active mine through its characterization and a dispersion model

González-Sánchez

Mendoza-Lara

Romero-Hernández

et al. 2023

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Mining is one of the principal economic activities in Mexico, which in addition to bringing benefits to the population, causes health and environmental problems. This activity produces many wastes, but the main is tailings. In Mexico, these wastes are disposed of in the open air, and there is no control over them, so the particles of these wastes are dispersed by wind currents to the surrounding population. In this research, tailings were characterized, being these particles smaller than 100 microns; in this way, tailings can enter the respiratory system and thence can cause diseases. Therefore, it is important to characterize these particles and identify the toxic components. The present work shows a qualitative characterization of the tailings from an active mine in Mexico using different analytical techniques. In addition, with the data obtained from the characterization of the tailings, as well as the concentration of the toxic elements found, which were Pb and As, a dispersal model was generated that was used to estimate the concentration of particles in the wind generated by the area study. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emission factors were used in the model. The air quality model used in this research is AERMOD, where available databases were used; in addition, the model was coupled with meteorological information from the latest generation WRF model. The modeling results estimated that the dispersion of particles from the tailings dam can contribute up to 10.15 µg/m3 of PM10 to the air quality of the site, which, according to the characterization of the samples obtained, could be dangerous for human health and can be estimated up to a concentration of 0.04 µg/m3 of Pb and 10.90 ng/m3 of As.

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The relationship between the cement emission stacks dispersion model using AERMOD and the lung capacity of the surrounding society

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References 9 publications

Evaluation of the danger of a tailings pile belonging to an active mine through its characterization and a dispersion model

Evaluation of the danger of a tailings pile belonging to an active mine through its characterization and a dispersion model

Community Health Risk Assessment of Total Suspended Particulates near a Cement Plant in Maros Regency, Indonesia

Evaluation of the danger of a tailings pile belonging to an active mine through its characterization and a dispersion model

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