Health Risk Assessment of General Populations Exposed to Metals from an Aluminum Production Plant in Thailand

Buranatrevedh, Surasak

doi:10.4172/2161-0711.1000262

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“…An increased lung cancer risk among the workers of iron and steel industries was reported by Pal Singh, as well (Singh et al, 2013). Buranatrevedh (2011) also concluded that the workers of an aluminum production plant exhibited an increased chance of developing noncancer effects compared to the general population.…”

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Health risk assessment of occupational exposure to heavy metals in a steel casting unit of a steelmaking plant using Monte–Carlo simulation technique

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The present work aimed to evaluate the health risks of occupational exposure to heavy metals in a steel casting unit of a steel plant. To determine occupational exposure to heavy metals, personal air samples were taken from the workers’ breathing zones using the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health method. Noncancer and cancer risks due to the measured metals were calculated according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency procedures. The results indicated that the noncancer risks owing to occupational exposure to lead (Pb) and manganese were higher than the recommended value in most of the workstations. The estimated cancer risk of Pb was also higher than the allowable value. Moreover, the results of sensitivity analysis indicated that the concentration, inhalation rate, and exposure duration were the most influencing variables contributing to the calculated risks. It was thus concluded that the present control measures were not adequate and further improvements were required for reducing the exposure levels.

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Health risk assessment of occupational exposure to heavy metals in a steel casting unit of a steelmaking plant using Monte–Carlo simulation technique

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“…ADD inhale RfD (7) where: HQ -hazard quotient; ADD inhale -inhaled metallic element dose (mg/kg.day); RfD -reference dose (mg/m 3 ). RfD is obtained from equation 8 (Buranatrevedh, 2010). After knowing the HQ value for each metal element, the total HQ in each location is added, and then the HI value is obtained with Equation 8.…”

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“…Left ventricular mass, blood pressure, and heart rate, so children are positively correlated (more susceptible) to exposure to Pb, Hg, and Cd from air pollution. In addition to Pb, Al metal is also in the spotlight of its presence in ambient air, especially those close to industrial areas, with risk characterization for workers exposed to Al metal having a 31 times higher risk of disease than people not exposed to aluminum (Buranatrevedh, 2010). Based on a study (Du et al, 2019) in mining areas, besides being potentially inhaled, Pb and Mn can contaminate agricultural products, soil and surface water due to metal elements deposition from the air to land, either through dry deposition or wet deposition.…”

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Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals on Total Suspended Particles in Semi Urban, Urban, and Industrial Areas, of Bandung Metropolitan Area, Indonesia

Fitria,

Fillaeli,

Jelsih

et al. 2023

Ecol. Eng. Environ. Technol.

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Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) in ambient air contain metallic elements and can be inhaled by humans. Inhaled metal elements risk public health with long-term exposure because metallic elements are carcinogenic in the human body. This study aimed to analyze metallic elements and assess their risk to public health in the Bandung area and its surroundings. The metal elements analyzed in this research are Pb, Al, and Mn. Ambient air sampling was carried out in five industrial areas: Bandung Wetan, Buahbatu, Cibeureum, Padalarang, and Cimahi. High Volume Air Sampler (HVAS) is for sampling TSP in ambient air, and X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) was used to analyze metallic elements. The results of the study showed that the Cimahi location gave the highest TSP level (126.7 g/m 3 ) and the lowest is Padalarang (15.1 µg/m 3 ). The metal elements concentrations, Pb, Al, and Mn were varied widely of 7.1-29.21 ng/m 3 , 1054.9-1700.1 ng/m 3 , and 8.91-14.79 ng/m 3 , respectively. Risk analysis was determined by calculating ADD inhale , Hazard Quotient (HQ), and Hazard Index (HI) to determine whether there is a potential non-carcinogenic effect on public health. Each industrial area gives an HI value > 1.0 and Buahbatu has the highest HI. This study proves that Pb significantly contributes to the increased risk of community exposure to non-carcinogenic effects.

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“…Full tables showing Rdf, ADD and HQ values for each of the exposure routes can be found in the supplementary section of this paper, listed as Tables S1 and S2, respectively. All Rdf values are taken from the literature (Liu et al 2015;Cao et al 2015;Buranatrevedh 2014;HEAST 2011).…”

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Risk assessment of exposure to particulate output of a demolition site

Brown

Barrett

Robinson

et al. 2015

Environ Geochem Health

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Whilst vehicular and industrial contributions to the airborne particulate budget are well explored, the input due to building demolition is relatively unknown. Air quality is of importance to human health, and it is well known that composition of airborne particles can have a significant influence on both chronic and acute health effects. Road dust (RD) was collected before and after the demolition of a large building to elucidate changes in elemental profile. Rainfall and PM10 mass concentration data aided interpretation of the elemental data. Quantification of Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, Pb, Rh, S, Si, Sn, Ti, V and Zn was carried out. It was found that only Al, K, Mg, Si and S increased in concentration across all size fractions after the building demolition. Risk assessment was then carried out on elements with applicable reference dose values to assess the potential health risks due to the demolition. Significant risk to children was observed for chromium and aluminium exposure. PM10, monitored 40 metres from the demolition site, indicated no abnormal concentrations during the demolition; however, rainfall data were shown to affect the concentration of PM10. The elemental data observed in this study could possibly indicate the role of increased sulphur concentrations (in this case as a result of the demolition) on the buffer capacity of RD, hence leaching metals into rainwater.

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Health Risk Assessment of General Populations Exposed to Metals from an Aluminum Production Plant in Thailand

Cited by 6 publications

References 8 publications

Health risk assessment of occupational exposure to heavy metals in a steel casting unit of a steelmaking plant using Monte–Carlo simulation technique

Health risk assessment of occupational exposure to heavy metals in a steel casting unit of a steelmaking plant using Monte–Carlo simulation technique

Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals on Total Suspended Particles in Semi Urban, Urban, and Industrial Areas, of Bandung Metropolitan Area, Indonesia

Risk assessment of exposure to particulate output of a demolition site

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