A sensing network involving citizens for high spatio-temporal resolution monitoring of fugitive emissions from a petroleum pre-treatment plant

Gilio, Alessia Di; Palmisani, Jolanda; Petraccone, S; Gennaro, Gianluigi de

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148135

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“…Only three articles were found that dealt with citizen science projects to manage the odour pollution caused by industrial facilities [65][66][67]. Such articles were written by European scientists (from Italy, Spain, Hungary and The Netherlands).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…[77,78] or, in recent times, to fill in online questionnaires, accessible through ordinary devices (like smartphones, tablets, etc.) [67,79].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Finally, other limitations can be related to the data validation and privacy protection issues. As reported by [67], data sent by non-professionals needs to be georeferenced, in order to define the odour plume evolution (both in space and time). Hence, onsite validation is essential to delete potential mistakes and false complaints.…”

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Using Citizen Science to Manage Odour Emissions in National IED Plants: A Systematic Review of the Scientific Literature

Mauro,

Borghesi

2024

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The potential of citizen science to address complex issues has been recognized since the 1990s. However, the systematic integration of public opinion in research has been developed only recently, thanks to the spread of questionnaire web-based surveys and artificial intelligence techniques for data elaboration. Starting from this point, we decided to investigate the literature published in Scopus during the decade 2013–2023, regarding citizen science applications for environmental purposes. More specifically, the focus of our study was to evaluate citizen science’s benefits and limitations for managing odour emissions in national industrial plants, as well as to discuss the potential integration of a participatory approach in such a field. In fact, according to European Directive 2010/75/EU, the integrated environmental permits released to reduce industrial pollution should also encourage strong public participation. In this systematic review we first applied the principles of PRISMA methodology to select the most significant papers. Then, we discuss the results of 14 publications, through bibliometric statistics and meta-analysis. Only three of them were discovered to have a specific focus on odour emissions. Overall, we pinpointed the main advantages and limitations of citizen science applied to odour pollution management, to open the door for further research.

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“…[77,78] or, in recent times, to fill in online questionnaires, accessible through ordinary devices (like smartphones, tablets, etc.) [67,79].…”

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Using Citizen Science to Manage Odour Emissions in National IED Plants: A Systematic Review of the Scientific Literature

Mauro,

Borghesi

2024

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Determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in indoor work environments by solid phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Marchesiello,

Spadaccino,

Usman

et al. 2024

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are continuously emitted into the atmosphere from natural and anthropogenic sources and rapidly spread from the atmosphere to different environments. A large group of VOCs has been included in the class of air pollutants; therefore, their determination and monitoring using reliable and sensitive analytical methods represents a key aspect of health risk assessment. In this work, an untargeted approach is proposed for the evaluation of the exposure to volatile organic compounds of workers in an engine manufacturing plant by GC–MS measurements, coupled with solid-phase microextraction (SPME). The analytical procedure was optimized in terms of SPME fiber, adsorption time, desorption time, and temperature gradient of the chromatographic run. For the microextraction of VOCs, the SPME fibers were exposed to the air in two different zones of the manufacturing factory, i.e., in the mixing painting chamber and the engine painting area. Moreover, the sampling was carried out with the painting system active and running (system on) and with the painting system switched off (system off). Overall, 212 compounds were identified, but only 17 were always present in both zones (mixing painting chamber and engine painting area), regardless of system conditions (on or off). Finally, a semi-quantitative evaluation was performed considering the peak area value of the potentially most toxic compounds by multivariate data analyses.

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Global Trends in the Research and Development of Petrochemical Waste Gas from 1981 to 2022

Wu,

Liu,

et al. 2023

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As a highly energy-intensive and carbon-emitting industry with significant emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the petroleum and chemical industry is a major contributor to global greenhouse effect and ozone layer destruction. Improper treatment of petrochemical waste gas (PWG) seriously harms human health and the natural environment. This study uses CiteSpace and VOSviewer to conduct a scientometric analysis of 1384 scholarly works on PWG and carbon sequestration published between 1981 and 2022, revealing the basic characteristics, knowledge base, research topic evolution, and research hotspots of the field. The results show: 1) In the early stages of the petrochemical industry, it was combustion flue gas, not process tail gas or plant leakage waste gas, that was given the top priority in PWG research. 2) Later, researchers studied the emission model of PWG (such as VOCs) and the treatment and recovery technology of PWG (condensation, pyrolysis, membrane separation, and adsorption methods). Pyrolysis is one of the main treatment methods for PWG at present, but insufficient combustion may lead to secondary pollution. 3) In recent years, research has centered on using new energy to replace fossil energy to reduce the PWG and carbon emissions of the petrochemical industry in the context of the Paris Agreement, and the number of publications related to this topic has increased rapidly. The results of our analysis can provide funding agencies and research groups with information to better understand the global trends and directions that have emerged in this field from 1981 to 2022 and serve as a reference for future research.

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A sensing network involving citizens for high spatio-temporal resolution monitoring of fugitive emissions from a petroleum pre-treatment plant

Cited by 4 publications

References 41 publications

Using Citizen Science to Manage Odour Emissions in National IED Plants: A Systematic Review of the Scientific Literature

Using Citizen Science to Manage Odour Emissions in National IED Plants: A Systematic Review of the Scientific Literature

Determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in indoor work environments by solid phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Global Trends in the Research and Development of Petrochemical Waste Gas from 1981 to 2022

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