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Huan Jing Ke Xue

Title:		[Pollution Characteristics and Health Risk Assessment of Atmospheric VOCs in Chengdu]
Author(s):		Li YP; Tang Y; Fan ZY; Pu M; Zhang JL; Yang ZZ; Wu DL;
Address:		"College of Environmental Science and Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637009, China. Center for Environmental Economics and Policy Research, Guangdong Academy of Social Science, Guangzhou 510610, China"
Journal Title:		Huan Jing Ke Xue
Year:		2018
Volume:		39
Issue:		2
Page Number:		576 - 584
DOI:		10.13227/j.hjkx.201701057
ISSN/ISBN:		0250-3301 (Print) 0250-3301 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were measured in atmospheric samples collected from urban and roadside atmospheric environments in Chengdu in September 2012. The composition, chemical reactivity, and concentration level and its variation characteristics of VOCs were studied, and the health risk of aromatic compounds was assessed. Results showed that the mean mass concentrations of total VOCs (TVOCs) were (108.57+/-52.43) mug.m(-3) and (132.61+/-49.31) mug.m(-3) for the urban and roadside atmospheric environments, respectively. The highest mass concentrations were observed for alkanes, followed by aromatics, alkenes, and alkynes. Aromatics and alkenes contributed more to ozone formation potential (OFP) of the urban and roadside atmospheric environments, and m/p-xylene, toluene, ethene, o-xylene, and propene were the key reactive species. The values of hazard quotient and hazard index were less than 1 for benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and o-xylene (BTEX), showing that they had no appreciable risk of non-cancer health effects on the exposed population. However, the value of cancer risk was above the safety threshold for benzene, showing that it was a potential cancer risk to the exposed population"
Keywords:		Air Pollutants/*analysis China Environmental Monitoring Ozone/analysis Risk Assessment Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis Chengdu health risk assessment ozone formation potential pollution characteristics volatile organic compounds (VOCs);
Notes:		"MedlineLi, You-Ping Tang, Ya Fan, Zhong-Yu Pu, Min Zhang, Jin-Lian Yang, Zheng-Zheng Wu, Da-Lei chi China 2018/07/03 Huan Jing Ke Xue. 2018 Feb 8; 39(2):576-584. doi: 10.13227/j.hjkx.201701057"