Human health risk characterization of petroleum coke calcining facility emissions.
Regul Toxicol Pharmacol
; 73(3): 706-11, 2015 Dec.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26520182
Calcining processes including handling and storage of raw petroleum coke may result in Particulate Matter (PM) and gaseous emissions. Concerns have been raised over the potential association between particulate and aerosol pollution and adverse respiratory health effects including decrements in lung function. This risk characterization evaluated the exposure concentrations of ambient air pollutants including PM10 and gaseous pollutants from a petroleum coke calciner facility. The ambient air pollutant levels were collected through monitors installed at multiple locations in the vicinity of the facility. The measured and modeled particulate levels in ambient air from the calciner facility were compared to standards protective of public health. The results indicated that exposure levels were, on occasions at sites farther from the facility, higher than the public health limit of 150 µg/m(3) 24-h average for PM10. However, the carbon fraction demonstrated that the contribution from the calciner facility was de minimis. Exposure levels of the modeled SO2, CO, NOx and PM10 concentrations were also below public health air quality standards. These results demonstrate that emissions from calcining processes involving petroleum coke, at facilities that are well controlled, are below regulatory standards and are not expected to produce a public health risk.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Coque
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Exposição por Inalação
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Poluição do Ar
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Material Particulado
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Indústria de Petróleo e Gás
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Regul Toxicol Pharmacol
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos