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Sci Total Environ

Title:		Concentrations of arsenic and vanadium in environmental and biological samples collected in the neighborhood of petrochemical industries: A review of the scientific literature
Author(s):		Gonzalez N; Esplugas R; Marques M; Domingo JL;
Address:		"Laboratory of Toxicology and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Sant Llorenc 21, 43201 Reus, Catalonia, Spain. Electronic address: nieves.gonzalez@urv.cat. Laboratory of Toxicology and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Sant Llorenc 21, 43201 Reus, Catalonia, Spain; Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Departament d'Enginyeria Quimica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av. Paisos Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Electronic address: roser.esplugas@urv.cat. Laboratory of Toxicology and Environmental Health, School of Medicine, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Sant Llorenc 21, 43201 Reus, Catalonia, Spain"
Journal Title:		Sci Total Environ
Year:		2021
Volume:		20210126
Issue:
Page Number:		145149 -
DOI:		10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145149
ISSN/ISBN:		1879-1026 (Electronic) 0048-9697 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Petrochemical facilities, including oil refineries, are emission sources of a wide range of environmental pollutants such as trace elements, volatile organic compounds, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, among others. Populations living near this kind of facilities may be potentially exposed to contaminants, which are, in turn, associated with a wide range of adverse effects. In our laboratory, we have shown that the environmental concentrations of trace elements near the petrochemical complex of Tarragona County (Spain), which is among the largest complexes in the European Union, should not be a relevant pollution source for these elements, with the exception of arsenic (As) and vanadium (V). Moreover, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified As and V as Group 1 and Group 2B, respectively. Based on it, the present paper was aimed at reviewing the available scientific information on the occurrence of As and V in the vicinity of petrochemical complexes worldwide, considering environmental matrices (air, dust, sediments, soil, and water), as well as biological samples (blood, hair, and urine). In general, levels of As and V in environmental matrices showed higher fluctuation throughout the world and was highly dependent on the samples zone while levels of both elements in urinary samples from subjects living near a petrochemical area were higher than those of population living further"
Keywords:		*Arsenic Environmental Monitoring *Environmental Pollutants/analysis Humans *Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/analysis Spain Vanadium Arsenic Environmental matrices Human biomonitoring Oil refineries Petrochemical areas;
Notes:		"MedlineGonzalez, Neus Esplugas, Roser Marques, Montse Domingo, Jose L eng Review Netherlands 2021/02/05 Sci Total Environ. 2021 Jun 1; 771:145149. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145149. Epub 2021 Jan 26"