| Title: | Spatial distribution of health risks for residents located close to solvent-consuming industrial VOC emission sources |
| Author(s): | Wang D; Li X; Zhang X; Zhao W; Zhang W; Wu S; Shao X; Nie L; |
| Address: | "State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China. Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Atmospheric Volatile Organic Compounds Pollution Control and Application, Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Environment Protection, Beijing 100037, China. China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China. Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Atmospheric Volatile Organic Compounds Pollution Control and Application, Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Environment Protection, Beijing 100037, China. Electronic address: shaoxia@cee.cn. Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Atmospheric Volatile Organic Compounds Pollution Control and Application, Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Environment Protection, Beijing 100037, China. Electronic address: nielei@cee.cn" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jes.2021.01.014 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1001-0742 (Print) 1001-0742 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Emissions derived from the consumption of organic solvents have been proven to be the primary industrial source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In conjunction with epidemiologic studies, water-based paints (WBPs) and solvent-based paints (SBPs) were selected as representatives of newly developed solvents and traditional solvents, respectively, to simulate the effects of consuming solvents emitted during industrial production. And non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks to residents near emission sources were studied in detail. The results showed that the spatial distribution of health risks varied with meteorological conditions and type of emission source, and the prevailing wind direction strongly affected the distribution range and shape of the influenced area. The areas of influence maximized on heavy-polluting days for both WBP and SBP emission sources with the total span reaching 804 m and 16 km, respectively; meanwhile, the areas of influence for carcinogenic risk resulting from WBP emission sources were 1.2 and 2.3 times greater than those measured on fine and rainy days, respectively, and 1.8 and 2.9 times greater for SBP emission sources. Compared with WBPs, the total spans of negatively influenced regions resulting from SBP emission sources were 10.4, 12.5 and 19.9 times greater on fine, rainy and heavy-polluting days, respectively. Therefore, carcinogenic risk was the dominant health threat for populations residing close to solvent-consuming industrial emission sources. The findings suggest that newly developed solvents are capable of significantly reducing consequent health threats, nevertheless, they could still pose occasional threats to nearby residents under specific meteorological conditions" |
| Keywords: | *Air Pollutants/analysis Environmental Monitoring Industry Solvents *Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis Acquirable risk-free region Potential health risk Secondary receptor Solvent-consuming emission source Spatial distribution; |
| Notes: | "MedlineWang, Di Li, Xuan Zhang, Xinmin Zhao, Wenjuan Zhang, Weiqi Wu, Shuaifeng Shao, Xia Nie, Lei eng Netherlands 2021/08/21 J Environ Sci (China). 2021 Sep; 107:38-48. doi: 10.1016/j.jes.2021.01.014. Epub 2021 Feb 6" |
