Exposure profiles, seasonal variation and health risk assessment of BTEX in indoor air of homes at different microenvironments of a terai province of northern India.
Chemosphere
; 176: 8-17, 2017 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
BTEX are known for their ability to deteriorate human health. A monitoring study was conducted at Gorakhpur, for a span of one year. BTEX were sampled by drawing air through activated charcoal tubes, using a low flow SKC model 220 pump. Samples were extracted with CS2 followed by subjecting the aromatic fraction to GC-FID. The mean concentration of BTEX was highest at agricultural (54.3 µg m-3) followed by industrial (18.2 µg m-3), roadside (12.3 µg m-3) and residential site (6.1 µg m-3). Toluene levels were higher than benzene at all the sites except agricultural site, where benzene concentration exceeded toluene. Seasonal variation showed highest BTEX concentration during winters (32.56 µg m-3) followed by monsoon (19.90 µg m-3) and summers (14.44 µg m-3). At each site, BTEX levels increased with decrease in temperature. Benzene and toluene levels were plotted against indoor temperature, which revealed a significant linear correlation (p < 0.001) for each plot. BTEX concentrations were compared between different sites using Student's t and Mann Whitney U tests. Value of integrated lifetime cancer risk (ILTCR) was higher than 10-6 for benzene at all the sites, while for ethylbenzene, it was only higher at agricultural site. Cumulative hazard index (HI) was lower than 1.0 at all the sites.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Monitoramento Ambiental
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Poluição do Ar em Ambientes Fechados
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Poluentes Atmosféricos
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Habitação
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chemosphere
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article